‘Downburst’ confirmed near Mitchell

Cleanup efforts are underway in Perth County following a storm that rolled through Thursday night. CTV London’s Sean Irvine reports.

A storm that ripped through Mitchell on July 24 has been categorized as a downburst.

According to the Northern Tornadoes Project out of Western University, damage to several barns, power poles, trees and crops was reported in after a storm passed through — no injuries were reported.

Damage assessed an EF1 downburst, with an estimated maximum wind speed of 150 km/h.

Intermittent damage was found over an area approximately 13.4 km long and up to 8.6 km wide.