August 22 in weather history

2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado

August 22, 2011 · Canada

The 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado was an intense F3 tornado generated by an isolated supercell which unexpectedly tore across Huron County, Ontario, Canada on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, 2011. Beginning as a tornadic waterspout over Lake Huron, the tornado ripped through the lakeside town of Goderich…

The record

Date
August 22, 2011
Kind
Tornado
Where
Canada
Country
Canada

What happened

The 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado was an intense F3 tornado generated by an isolated supercell which unexpectedly tore across Huron County, Ontario, Canada on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, 2011. Beginning as a tornadic waterspout over Lake Huron, the tornado ripped through the lakeside town of Goderich severely damaging the historic downtown and homes in the surrounding area. One person died and 37 more were injured as a result. This was the strongest tornado to hit Ontario in over fifteen years, since the April 20, 1996, tornado outbreak in Williamsford, Arthur, and Violet Hill.

From Wikipedia, “2011 Goderich tornado”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q3532326 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “2011 Goderich tornado”, CC BY-SA 4.0.