Storm Damage Survey - 7 August 2003

- Florence -

Investigator

David Sills, MSC-King Radar

Quick Facts

Severe Weather Type	Confirmed Tornado
Location (Region)	Florence (Chatham-Kent)
Time	Between 1600 and 1630 EDT (2000-2030 UTC)
Duration	Roughly 5 minutes
Magnitude	F0
Path Length	Approx. 1 km
Direction of Motion	From approx. 225º
Lat, Lon	42.636° N, 81.979° W
Path Width	Roughly 50 m
Rotation	Cyclonic
Significant Damage	Shingles removed from shack, branch down, slight crop damage
Other Evidence	Video and eyewitness reports
Damage Estimate (Source)	$ 100 (DS)
Evidence	Site survey, video of tornado, witness descriptions