The picture above that contains a circled portion is most likely the place where Environment Canada spotted cloud rotation. At approximately 10:30pm Environment Canada issued the following warning:
"ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS UPDATED A TORNADO WARNING FOR
SOUTHERN ONTARIO AT 10:35 PM EDT FRIDAY 4 JUNE 2010.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR
WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD COUNTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS UPGRADED TO A TORNADO WARNING FOR
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK.
AT 10:20 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR CHATHAM TO WHEATLEY. THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 60 KM/H, AND WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 90 KM/H.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS LINE. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS TAKING COVER IMMEDIATELY WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11 CWTO BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN."
Then close to 11:00pm Environment Canada extended this tornado warning to St. Thomas, Aylmer, and Eastern Elgin County. This tornado warning carried on until about 11:10pm when Environment Canada released the following statement:
"ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS UPDATED A TORNADO WARNING FOR
SOUTHERN ONTARIO AT 11:10 PM EDT FRIDAY 4 JUNE 2010.
A TORNADO WARNING IS ENDED FOR
ST. THOMAS - AYLMER - EASTERN ELGIN COUNTY AND
SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK.
TORNADOES HAVE DISSIPATED OR HAVE MOVED OUT OF THESE REGIONS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR
WOODSTOCK - TILLSONBURG - OXFORD COUNTY."
At this time there are no immediate reports of a tornado that actually touched down, however the night is still young and the area that any such tornado could have hit would be large and sparsely populated. Any reports of damage would be thoroughly investigated by Environment Canada to further determine whether a tornado did indeed touch down at the time that the cloud rotation moved through. Further information will be posted about this possible tornado as information becomes available through severe weather spotters and Environment Canada personnel.
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I have the scoop for the future weather in Southern Ontario! The next week and a half in Southern Ontario will show moderate temperatures periodically rising above 25 degrees, but more than likely ending up slightly below the 25 mark. Once we complete the next week and a half, then we will then get a chance for some really warm weather stretching all the way into the beginning of July. In fact, the last week of June could show temperatures ranging in the mid thirties. This information is taken from several long range weather models and therefore can be presumed to be about 85% accurate! Stay tune for further details.
I also wanted to mention the possibility of thunderstorms in Southern Ontario the next few days. The atmosphere has been a bit unstable the past few days, and can be expected to continue in its instability. Pop up thunderstorms will not be uncommon within the next few days. Hail up to 2 centimeters along with winds up to 90 kilometers will be the main threat along with these storms. Heavy downpours are also a possibility with rainfall amounts at times exceeding 25 millimeters in one hour. Please keep an eye on the map to the left for all the latest weather watches and warnings.
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