Storm Damage Survey - 4 July 2003

- Upper Goose Lake -

Investigators
David Sills, MSC-King Radar

Vic Fazekis, OMNR


Quick Facts

 

Severe Weather Type 

Confirmed Tornado / Hail

Location

Upper Goose Lake (NE of Red Lake)

Time

Beginning near 1300 CDT (1800 UTC)

Magnitude

F2

Lat, Lon

51.753° N, 93.090° W

Direction of Motion

From approx. 300º 

Path Length

Approx. 12 km

Path Width

Max width roughly 300 m

Hail Size

Max. diameter 4.5 cm

Significant Damage

All trees along track leveled and trees at edge of track snapped, some hail damage to cabin roofs

Evidence

OMNR aerial survey photographs and damage map, photograph of tornadic storm with funnel cloud, photograph of 4.5 cm hail, witness descriptions