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The 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado was an F3 tornado generated by an isolated supercell which unexpectedly tore across Huron County, Ontario, Canada on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, 2011. Beginning as a tornadic waterspout over Lake Huron , the tornado ripped through the lakeside town of Goderich severely damaging the historic downtown ...
Goderich (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ d r ɪ tʃ, ˈ ɡ ɒ d ə r ɪ tʃ / GOD-rich or GOD-ə-rich) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario and is the county seat of Huron County. The town was founded by John Galt and William "Tiger" Dunlop of the Canada Company in 1827. [ 2 ]
November 5 - an unrated probable tornado struck Goderich, Ontario, resulting in some minor structural damage. [404] 1901. April 25 - an unrated tornado touched down near Rosser, Manitoba, continuing to the northeast near Stony Mountain, Manitoba, and to an area west of Selkirk, Manitoba. Significant damage was reported in Rosser, Manitoba. [405]
Tornadoes in Canada are enough of a threat for a public warning system to be in place, overseen by the national weather agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). With connections between Environment Canada and the Government of Canada , AlertReady is used for the public alerting method for various public hazards.
A tornadic waterspout formed late in the afternoon over Lake Huron, coming ashore at Goderich, Ontario. The tornado struck the downtown area nearly directly with severe damage. Many buildings were damaged or destroyed in the community by the tornado, the strongest in Ontario since 1996. There are early reports of 2 other tornadoes in the region ...
August 21 – an F3 tornado hit Goderich, Ontario, in the late afternoon hours. A supercell thunderstorm formed and intensified over Lake Huron, spawning a waterspout which came ashore and passed directly through the heart of Goderich. At its widest over downtown, the tornado was estimated to be 1.5 km (0.93 mi) across, and its path was an ...
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