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Second tornado may have touched near Huntsville Friday, says Environment Canada

Environment Canada previously reported an EF-1 Tornado was confirmed to have touched down at 3:52 p.m. Friday
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WEATHER SUMMARY

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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The survey of Friday's storm damage near Huntsville continues. 

A second tornado continues to be investigated.

It appears that a strong tornado may have touched down about 15 kilometres northeast of Huntsville near Hutcheson Road and Limberlost Road (County Rd 8).

Extensive tree damage is associated as well as some structural damage. Timing is estimated by radar at between 4:10 and 4:15 PM.

The damage is still being surveyed and the strength has not yet been determined. 

An EF-1 tornado has already been confirmed to have touched down on the south side of Huntsville at 3:52 p.m. Friday. The tornado tracked about one kilometre northeastward over land and then for another one to one and a half kilometres over Fairy Lake as a tornadic waterspout. Damage was reported to a number of homes and numerous trees were toppled. The width of its path is estimated to have ranged from 100 to 150 metres with wind strength of 130 to 150 km/h.

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