A cold front triggered severe storms over Burlington, Hamilton, and
Niagara, producing funnel clouds in many places and tornado touchdowns
on Hamilton mountain and in north Burlington. In Hamilton, roofs
were ripped from houses and fences were flattened, and in Burlington a
mobile home (suprise) was lifted into the air and ripped to shreds, with its
debris scattered amongst a nearby field.
| Aug. 04, 1999 | Fonthill - dissipated funnel, Hwy. 20 | 262kb |
| Aug. 04, 1999 | St. Catharines - 2 funnels attempting to form under the meso | 1.1mb |
| Aug. 04, 1999 | NOTL - awesome wall cloud *just* over the border (USA) | 862kb |
| Aug. 04, 1999 | St. Catharines - nice CC lightning from this storm | 330kb |
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