Surveyors with the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) have revealed the damages caused by an EF3 tornado that struck the Oxbow, Sask., area earlier this week.
Experts finalized the tornado’s rating on Friday.
According to the report, on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:55 p.m. the tornado touched down around the Canada-U.S. border near North Portal and travelled northeast for more than 30 kilometres before “roping out” and dissipating near Oxbow.
Significant damage to one farm in the area was reported. A home and outbuilding were destroyed while grain bins, multiple vehicles and trees were heavily damaged.
None of the residents were injured. However, a pet was killed in the storm, according to the NTP.
Additional damages along the tornado’s path included snapped power poles, an overturned pumpjack and additional minor damage to trees and several structures.
Damage was found at the border; however, the NTP reported its team could not investigate further into North Dakota.
The total damage assessed confirmed the tornado’s preliminary rating of EF3. The funnel cloud generated estimated max winds of 245 km/h along its 32-kilometre track.
The max width of its path was 560 metres.
The June 9 storm marked the second twister in the area in a matter of days, as an EF1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down near Hirsch, just 30 kilometres east of Oxbow.
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