Tornado hits south of Stayner Monday afternoon

A tornado has been confirmed to have caused crop damage south of Stayner on Monday.

The tornado is believed to have travelled along a 2.82 kilometre pathway southwest of Stayner, almost parallel to Airport Road, stopping just north of 18/19 Sideroad Nottawasaga.

The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at Western University is reporting that an EF0 (weak) tornado did hit the Stayner area exerting an estimated maximum wind speed of 125 km/h.

NTP reviewed videos captured by witnesses and received reports of roof, tree and fence damage in the area. Multiple photos and videos showed a funnel cloud over the area, some with lofted dust and debris near the ground. A ground and drone survey completed on Tuesday, June 27 showed a path of visible crop damage about 120 metres wide. Witnesses reported seeing the tornado at about 3:20 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

This is the fifth recorded tornado in Ontario in 2023.