Tornado confirmed near Mildmay, Ont.; house and 2 barns damaged by storm

MILDMAY, Ont. – Environment Canada says Ontario has its first confirmed tornado of the 2014 season.

An Environment Canada survey team investigated wind damage from severe thunderstorms that roared across the Mildmay area southwest of Owen Sound on Tuesday afternoon.

The team confirmed that wind damage was likely caused by a low end tornado with estimated wind speeds near 150 km/h.

The tornado caused a west to east damage path about two kilometres long and up to 150 metres wide close to Mildmay.

One house suffered significant damage, while two barns were also damaged, along with trees and hydro poles.

Tornado damage in Mildmay Ont. pic.twitter.com/7hcNr1jU3g

— Kim MacDonald (@KMacTWN) May 14, 2014

Storm damage near #Mildmay. Barn roof ripped off. No sign of funnel cloud, possibly just high winds. pic.twitter.com/RvHIXPwbux

— Scott Miller (@ScottMillerCTV) May 14, 2014

First tornado of the season in Canada confirmed by Environment Canada: EF-1 tornado in #Mildmay, ON on Tuesday: pic.twitter.com/U0GKPySAEm

— Dayna Vettese (@daynavettese) May 15, 2014

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Storm front moving into #GoderichON off of Lake Huron #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ohwpgriMm2

— Veronica Stevenson (@steveronica) May 13, 2014