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AWCN11 CWTO 281525 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:14 AM EDT WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2011. ------------------------------------------------------------- ==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION== 14TH TORNADO OF THE SEASON IN ONTARIO ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE A NUMBER OF DAMAGING STORMS FROM EARLIER THIS MONTH. ONE OF THESE STORMS OCCURRED JUST TO THE WEST OF GRIMSBY ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. AT AROUND 4:30 PM EDT ON SEPTEMBER 3RD A POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH THIS AREA AND CAUSED THE DESTRUCTION OF A GAZEBO AS WELL AS BRINGING DOWN A NUMBER OF LARGE TREE BRANCHES. THE LENGTH OF THE DAMAGE PATH WAS A LITTLE OVER 2 KILOMETRES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF AROUND 300 METRES. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CATEGORIZED AS A FUJITA SCALE ZERO TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS TO 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. AN F0 TORNADO IS THE LOWEST INTENSITY ON THE FUJITA DAMAGE SCALE THAT GOES FROM ZERO TO 5. THIS IS THE 14TH TORNADO OF THE SEASON IN ONTARIO. ONTARIO NORMALLY HAS AROUND 12 TORNADOES EACH YEAR IN A SEASON THAT RUNS FROM LATE APRIL UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER. END/OSPC
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