3rd tornado hit Windsor-Essex during last week's storms, researchers say

Tornado researchers now say three tornadoes hit Windsor-Essex during heavy storms a week ago.

The third twister touched down in Cottam, Ont., around 10:45 p.m., theNorthern Tornadoes Project, based at Western University, said in a blog post Thursday.

The researchers previously found tornadoes touched down in west Windsor and Tecumseh. The storm brought power outages and caused extensive flooding in Essex County.

They said theCottam twister, rated at EF-1,caused damageto barns and homes, as well as trees, crops and power poles.

The tornado had an estimated wind speed of 145 km/h and tracked along 13.8 kilometres.

The researchers also provided an update on the Tecumseh twister, saying that they had identified a new path of damage that extended into Leamington.

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