Fujita scale 2 Tornado - Georgian Bay, Aug. 2, 2006 - B

After speeding across several kilometers of open water to avoid / beat what looked like a huge storm, my 5 year old daughter and I docked, tied the boat down, ran up to the cottage to catch Granny's birthday party and 10 seconds later were hit with the biggest wind / rain storm I've ever seen. Turns out it was a F2 level tornado which destroyed vast numbers of trees and houses, etc all around us and across Ontario. I guess this means what you see here was the gentle part because our island suffered no damage. About 10+ trees were taken down on the neighbouring island. Hard to see from the movie, but a huge carpet of tree roots was lifting 3-4 feet up in the air and the tree was being blown to the side.

According to Environment Canada "While historical information indicates that we should expect to have a Fujita Scale 2 tornado once each season, this year represents the second year in a row where none of the tornadoes attained Fujita Scale 2 status (peak winds 180 to 250 kilometers per hour) or higher. The last Fujita Scale 2 tornado occurred on August 2, 2006 in the Combermere area near Barrys Bay." (just east of where this picture was taken on the same day)

Also from Environment Canada (http://ontario.hazards.ca/historical/Wind_Ontario-e.html)... "In Ontario, a second major storm hop-scotched through hundreds of kilometers of cottage country on August 2-3 leaving properties once again in shambles. At Combermere, north of Bancroft, an F2 category tornado packing winds between 180 km/ h to 240 km/ h inflicted extensive damage. Its twisting winds tossed docks on shore and pushed cottages off their foundations. Once-towering, century-old pines were reduced to stumps and de-barked. In Gravenhurst, the storm peeled back the roof of the local curling rink. It was a miracle that no one was killed or seriously injured. Environment Canada confirmed that the weather system on August 2 triggered 14 tornadoes, including two F2 touchdowns. It was the highest number of tornadoes for a single event ever in the province and represented what Ontario normally sees in one year. "

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[MsLinux4ever]

@TheRunescapeboss sembra prignano, dove abito io!.... solo che questo è comune.. *--*

[TheRunescapeboss]

omg!!! big storm!