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'Significant damage': Tornado researchers outline 9-km downburst path near Chatham, Ont. | CBC News

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It happened May 16 around 2:15 a.m., according to the NTP, and resulted in intermittent damage across an area of approximately nine kilometres long.

An aerial photo of a barn destroyed by a downburst on May 16, 2025.

An aerial photo of a barn destroyed by a downburst on May 16, 2025. (Northern Tornadoes Project )

A downburst near Chatham, Ont., early Friday morning struck several barns, farm buildings, hydro poles and trees, according to researchers, causing "significant damage."

Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) says the EF0 storm touched down south of the city carrying winds of roughly 130 km/h.

It happened May 16 around 2:15 a.m., according to NTP radar, and resulted in intermittent damage across an area of approximately nine kilometres long.

Map put out by Western University researchers lays out the path of damage a downburst left in Chatham-Kent, Ont.

Map put out by Western University researchers lays out the path of damage a downburst left in Chatham-Kent, Ont. (Northern Tornadoes Project)

No injuries were reported.

"Similar downburst damage was reported in several other locations, from Windsor west of Chatham to Shrewsbury east of Chatham," the NTP said in an online report. 

"Only this area of enhanced damage near Chatham was surveyed, however."

A barn near Chatham, Ont., is shown after a downburst ripped through it. No one was hurt.

A barn near Chatham, Ont., is shown after a downburst ripped through it. No one was hurt. (Northern Tornadoes Project)
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