Location
Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
3-9-2004 12:00 AM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F1
Classification
Probable
Description
EC notes this as a “probable tornado”. With the evidence given it appears as well as any confirmed tornado. EC points out that no area was found where trees were down all in the same direction. Reports of damage from newspaper report but no report in EC file? Also possible multiple tracks. Needs to be looked into.
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 anchor pulled.jpg (1156 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face E second area of damage.jpg (700 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face E where most damage.jpg (943 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face E.jpg (1126 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face W but N edge of most severe path.jpg (613 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face W closer shot.jpg (846 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face W most severe track.jpg (647 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face W second area of damage.jpg (905 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face W wider shot.jpg (700 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face W.jpg (1117 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11 face wnw.jpg (662 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, hwy 11, face W, wire pull from damage further S.jpg (866 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 1.JPG (1097 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 2.JPG (673 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 3.JPG (376 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 4.JPG (897 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 5.JPG (789 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 6.JPG (841 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 7.JPG (728 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 8.JPG (375 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 9.JPG (1161 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 10.JPG (927 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 11.JPG (1018 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 12.JPG (713 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Image 13.JPG (667 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, off sd rd face N.jpg (820 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, off sd rd face NW.jpg (726 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, off sd rd face S.jpg (583 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, off sd rd face SW close shot.jpg (594 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, off sd rd most w edge of damage face NW.jpg (695 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, off side road face NW.jpg (739 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Picture 1.JPG (37 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Picture 2.JPG (36 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Picture 3.JPG (37 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Picture 4.JPG (36 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Picture 5.JPG (37 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, MNR Map.jpg (132 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, MNR Picture 1.JPG (159 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, MNR Picture 2.JPG (187 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, MNR Picture 3.JPG (130 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, MNR Picture 4.JPG (106 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, MNR Picture 5.JPG (166 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Tornado.docx (7 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Report.docx (7 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, a_East of Hwy 11 close to 144 junc, Gai Gilbert.jpg (193 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, b_ closer view of a, Gai Gilbert.jpg (281 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, c_another view of a, Gai Gilbert.jpg (297 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, d_view north of a, Gai Gilbert.jpg (193 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, e_2km north of a on 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (279 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, f_ west side 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (286 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, g_ west side 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (219 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, h_east side of 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (300 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, i_west side 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (279 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, j_west side 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (306 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, k_west side 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (356 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, L_north view up 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (192 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, m_hydro wire on east side, Gai Gilbert.jpg (268 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, n_east side 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (345 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, O_west of 11 severe damage, Gai Gilbert.jpg (253 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, P_west side 11 severe damage, Gai Gilbert.jpg (262 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, r_grass flattened in spiral, Gai Gilbert.jpg (349 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, s_east side 11, Gai Gilbert.jpg (345 kB)
Matheson Tornado Path.docx (13 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Image 1.JPG (461 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Image 2.JPG (425 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Image 3.JPG (426 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Image 4.JPG (487 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Image 5.JPG (368 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Image 6.JPG (592 kB)
Val Gagne, September 3, 2004, Gai Gilbert Image 7.JPG (795 kB)
Val Gagne
Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
EC notes this as a “probable tornado”. With the evidence given it appears as well as any confirmed tornado. EC points out that no area was found where trees were down all in the same direction. Reports of damage from newspaper report but no report in EC file? Also possible multiple tracks. Needs to be looked into.
Comments
The time of this event is unknown.