Ontario Tornado with 18-Km Track Among Pair of June 30 Twisters
The storms damaged farms and trees, with one tornado rated EF-1 and the other EF-0, researchers said.
- On June 30, the Northern Tornadoes Project confirmed two weak tornadoes touched down near Kingston, Ontario, damaging farms and trees during afternoon thunderstorms.
- Environment Canada issued a red-level tornado warning for the area, the most urgent alert on its colour-coded weather scale, as powerful storms developed.
- Classified as an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the first tornado tracked 18 kilometres through Verona, Harrowsmith, and Hartington with maximum wind speeds around 150 km/h.
- A second EF-0 tornado created a 10.9-kilometre path from Silver Corners to Canadian Forces Base Kingston, reaching wind speeds of about 115 km/h, though neither storm caused injuries.
- Beyond the tornadoes, the thunderstorms caused flooding in Kingston and toppled trees, destroying roofs on two barns while forcing a brief suspension of transit operations.
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Ontario tornado with 18-km track among pair of June 30 twisters
Researchers say a pair of weak tornadoes touched down in eastern Ontario about a week ago, snapping trees and badly damaging barn roofs. No injuries were reported from the tornadoes that formed along the leading edge of a June 30 afternoon thunderstorm from around Verona to Kingston. The Northern Tornadoes Project says the first […]
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Ontario tornado with 18-kilometre track among pair of June 30 twisters: researchers
Researchers say a pair of weak tornadoes touched down in eastern Ontario about a week ago, snapping trees and badly damaging barn roofs.
Two tornadoes confirmed in Kingston area during June 30, 2026 storm – Kingston News
Northern Tornadoes Project at the University of Western Ontario has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in eastern Ontario during a powerful storm that swept through the Kingston area on June 30, 2026. The project said that it confirmed an EF1 tornado near Verona and an EF0 tornado in Kingston
Two tornadoes confirmed in Kingston last month
The Northern Tornadoes Project out of Western University has confirmed that two tornadoes hit the Kingston region on Tuesday, June 30th. Researchers arrived in the area on Friday to assess the storm path, debris field, and photos. The first tornado on June 30th touched down near the Verona area at 12:30 p.m. The tornado was measured as an EF1 with a top wind speed of 150 km/hr. The storm caused damage to rural barns in particular. The second tor…
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