Tornado confirmed near London, Ont. airport

Raw: Apparent funnel cloud spotted in London, Ont. What appears to be a funnel cloud was captured at the London International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. (Source: Dave Mader)

London, Ont. — A research team from Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project has categorized a funnel cloud seen Tuedsay as a tornado.

The system that spawned the tornado was spotted east of the London International airport just before three in the afternoon.

The designation was made after a small amount of tree damage was discovered at the scene.

The researchers say it was an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of about 115 km/h.