Location
Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
2-6-1998 4:53 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F1
Classification
Confirmed
Description
Unfortunately during the initial EC survey, the investigator assigned, Randy Mawson, skipped over an area between Norwich and Balmoral where the tornado could have tracked. (a distance of exactly 50km) Therefore it is unknown if the Norwich tornado continued for some distance, or was intermittent between the 2 areas. Answer may be revealed in radar or other meteorological data. However, a clear damage track was observed for about 25km from Balmoral to just west of Dunnville in Kohler. Here, the investigator (likely) backtracked to Cayuga and then down HWY17 along the Grand River toward Dunnville where he visited another known damaged property with 2 levelled barns with their debris thrown up to 3km. At this location, it seems most tornadic damage ended, but the investigator mostly stuck to main roads and almost exclusively HWY3 through Niagara where he saw only some straight-line wind damage from the gust front. From the damage which was observed along the entire track, the tornado was given a F1 rating but it was noted that some of the damage was definitely approaching F2 intensity.
Barrie Examiner, June 3, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (7638 kB)
Dunnville Chronicle, June 10, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (8192 kB)
Fort Erie Review Weekly, June 10, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (3655 kB)
Haldimand Press, June 10, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (3371 kB)
Hamilton Spectator, June 4, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (5411 kB)
Niagara Falls Review, June 3, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (5521 kB)
Niagara Falls Review, June 4, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (8542 kB)
Simcoe Reformer, June 3, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (3160 kB)
St. Catharines Standard, June 3, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (1687 kB)
Tekawennake, June 10, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (2658 kB)
Welland-Port Colborne Tribune, June 3, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (7506 kB)
Welland-Port Colborne Tribune, June 4, 1998, Balmoral to Dunnville.pdf (3365 kB)
Balmoral to Dunnville
Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Unfortunately during the initial EC survey, the investigator assigned, Randy Mawson, skipped over an area between Norwich and Balmoral where the tornado could have tracked. (a distance of exactly 50km) Therefore it is unknown if the Norwich tornado continued for some distance, or was intermittent between the 2 areas. Answer may be revealed in radar or other meteorological data. However, a clear damage track was observed for about 25km from Balmoral to just west of Dunnville in Kohler. Here, the investigator (likely) backtracked to Cayuga and then down HWY17 along the Grand River toward Dunnville where he visited another known damaged property with 2 levelled barns with their debris thrown up to 3km. At this location, it seems most tornadic damage ended, but the investigator mostly stuck to main roads and almost exclusively HWY3 through Niagara where he saw only some straight-line wind damage from the gust front. From the damage which was observed along the entire track, the tornado was given a F1 rating but it was noted that some of the damage was definitely approaching F2 intensity.