A second tornado touched down in Quebec last Tuesday, the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) has confirmed. The group, founded at Western University in London, Ont., says the tornado hit at 6:40 p.m. on July 21 in the township municipality of Saint-Donat in Quebec’s Lanaudière region. “Tree damage was reported near Lac Beauchamp in Saint-Donat after a storm passed through the area,” the report said. “An NTP ground and drone survey was completed on July 24, 2026, documenting a short path of tree damage. Satellite imagery review revealed some visible tree damage.” There were no reported injuries, though the group estimates a maximum wind speed of 115 km/h, a track length of 940 m and a path width of 110 m. “The damage was mainly to trees, and rated at EF0,” the NTP said. Two tornadoes This comes after a first tornado hit the township municipality of Harrington in the Laurentians region, 50 km away, at 5:30 p.m. on July 21, “snapping power poles and trees and causing some damage to structures.” “Damage to trees, power poles, several buildings including barns, homes and a shed was reported in the Harrington and Lakeview areas after a storm passed through,” the report states. “An NTP ground and drone survey was completed on July 23-24, 2026, documenting the reported damage and additional tree damage. Satellite imagery review revealed a visible tornado damage path in the area.” There were no reported injuries. The group estimates a maximum wind speed of 175 km/h for a track length of 14.5 km and a path width of 1.08 km. As a result, the NTP has assigned it a rating of EF1, but notes that “further analysis of high-resolution images of the tree damage could result in an upgrade to EF2.”
