The Northern Tornadoes Project has confirmed an EF1 Tornado touched down in Beachburg.
Experts have been analyzing data and determined it was a tornado that developed northeast of Beachburg on July 13th, 2021, and reached maximum wind speeds of up to 170 kilometers an hour (km/hour).
The Northern Tornadoes Project says preliminary track details show a 5.8 kilometer track with a maximum width of 850 meters.
Volunteers helped staff at Wilderness Tours with clean-up efforts following the storm.
The tornado is said to have crossed the Ottawa River into Quebec and further investigation is pending, including satellite and drone imaging.
NTP damage surveys have also documented 7 tornado and downburst events in ON and QC associated with the storms of July 13th. See details below. #ONStorm #MeteoQC (1/2) pic.twitter.com/5XXYL3Qp6a
— Northern Tornadoes Project 🇨🇦 (@westernuNTP) July 18, 2021
The team is in the Pembroke area this morning, investigating damage that may have been caused by a tornado – see https://t.co/7JPQXwKLOr. First photos from the survey at Beachburg below. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/fQoXrGfNo6
— Northern Tornadoes Project 🇨🇦 (@westernuNTP) July 15, 2021
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Possible tornado touches down near Beachburg along the Ottawa River
