Tornado confirmed near Perth Wednesday night

The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) and Environment Canada have confirmed that a tornado touched down near Perth on the evening of Wednesday, July 24.

A warning was issued for the area at 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday, indicating that a radar confirmed a tornado was located seven kilometres southwest of Perth, moving east at 45 km/h.

The NTP said that a storm survey team was departing from London, Ont. on the morning of Thursday, July 25 to visit the area and assess damage.

The NTP also said that a second tornado also touched down on the same night in Brossard, QC, near Montreal.

Lanarkist has reached out to both the NTP and Environment Canada, and will provide updates on this situation as they are made available.