Tornadoes touch down in eastern Ontario on Wednesday [Video]

Scientists with Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) confirm two tornadoes touched down in eastern Ontario towns on Wednesday, with one causing some minor damage.

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Witnesses captured video of the first tornado that touched down southwest of Newington, Ont. at approximately 3:25 p.m. on Aug. 21.

No damage or injuries were reported.

The tornado was labelled EF0 on the Fujita scale, which is the smallest or lowest a tornado can register.

A little later, NTP confirmed they were able to track the path of another EF0 tornado that landed in Morrisburg at approximately 3:45 p.m.

Morrisburg is located about 40 kilometres southwest of Newington and 80 kilometres south of Ottawa.

Weak damage to trees, a fence and a gazebo were reported, but there were no injuries.

The survey team also spoke to witnesses who said they saw a funnel cloud in …