Two tornadoes confirmed from strong Quebec storms
Late-season thunderstorms produced two confirmed tornadoes in Quebec on Saturday, according to investigators.
While initially a single twister was believed to have been generated by the storms, researchers with the Western University-based Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) announced Wednesday that there were actually two that day.
One occurred at around 4:30 p.m. in Sainte-Seraphine, leaving some tree and structural damage behind it along a track around 3.7 kilometres long. The NTP estimates the estimated maximum width of 125 km/h, EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
The other tornado occurred in Cowansville, around 3:25 p.m., again identified using tree and structural damage along a track of around 1.9 kilometres.
That tornado was also assessed as an EF-0, with maximum winds of 125 km/h.
No injuries were reported from either tornado.
Though tornadoes typically occur from thunderstorms during the summer month, any thunderstorm is capable of producing a tornado provided the right conditions are meant.
So far, the NTP reports around 15 confirmed tornadoes for the province of Quebec in 2021 so far.