List of Canadian tornadoes
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This page lists tornado
es and tornado outbreak
s which have touched down in Canada
. On average, there are around 80 confirmed and unconfirmed tornadoes that touch down in Canada each year. The most common types are F0 to F2 in damage intensity level and usually result in minor structural damage to barns, wood fences, roof shingles, chimneys, uprooted or snapped tree limbs and downed power lines. Less than 5% of tornadoes in Canada are rated F3 or higher in intensity, where windspeeds are in excess of 250 km/h. The Enhanced Fujita Scale
is used to rate tornado intensity, based on the damage to buildings and vegetation.
Of all the provinces, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan average the most tornadoes per season, around 15, followed by Quebec with less than 10. New Brunswick and the interior of British Columbia are also recognized tornado zones. All other province and territories have significantly less threat from tornadoes. The peak season in Canada is in the summer months when clashing air masses move north, as opposed to the spring season in the United States
southern-central plains, although tornadoes in Canada have occurred in spring, fall and in the most rarest of cases, winter.
The reported increase in numbers of tornadoes in recent years may reflect more reporting by citizens and media involvement rather than an actual increase in tornado occurrence (although some natural increase has not been ruled out), in addition to better detection technology i.e. Doppler weather radar and satellite imagery
. The upswing could also be attributed to other factors, such as improved aerial and ground damage assessment after the fact in sparsely populated areas (particularly the case in remote parts of the Canadian Prairies
and Northern Ontario
, for example), better trained spotter capabilities and increased use of digital recording devices by citizens. Tornadoes in Canada are enough of a threat for a public warning system to be in place, overseen by the national weather agency, Environment Canada
.
For a variety of reasons, such as Canada's lower population density and generally stronger housing construction due to the colder climate, Canadian tornadoes have historically caused far fewer fatalities than tornadoes in the United States. The deadliest tornado in Canadian history, the Regina Cyclone
of June 30, 1912, does not even rank in the top 25 when compared to American tornado fatalities. Urban centres are not immune from the threat of severe tornadoes. Seven medium to large size Canadian cities were hit by significant strength tornadoes (F3 or higher) during the 20th century which caused large-scale damage and fatalities: in Regina (1912), Windsor twice (1946 and 1974), Sarnia (1953), Sudbury (1970), Woodstock (1979), Barrie (1985), and in Edmonton (1987).
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Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
es and tornado outbreak
Tornado outbreak
While there is no single agreed upon definition, generally at least 6-10 tornadoes produced by the same synoptic scale weather system is considered a tornado outbreak. The tornadoes usually occur within the same day, or continue into the early morning hours of the succeeding day, and within the...
s which have touched down in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. On average, there are around 80 confirmed and unconfirmed tornadoes that touch down in Canada each year. The most common types are F0 to F2 in damage intensity level and usually result in minor structural damage to barns, wood fences, roof shingles, chimneys, uprooted or snapped tree limbs and downed power lines. Less than 5% of tornadoes in Canada are rated F3 or higher in intensity, where windspeeds are in excess of 250 km/h. The Enhanced Fujita Scale
Enhanced Fujita Scale
The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...
is used to rate tornado intensity, based on the damage to buildings and vegetation.
Of all the provinces, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan average the most tornadoes per season, around 15, followed by Quebec with less than 10. New Brunswick and the interior of British Columbia are also recognized tornado zones. All other province and territories have significantly less threat from tornadoes. The peak season in Canada is in the summer months when clashing air masses move north, as opposed to the spring season in the United States
United States
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southern-central plains, although tornadoes in Canada have occurred in spring, fall and in the most rarest of cases, winter.
The reported increase in numbers of tornadoes in recent years may reflect more reporting by citizens and media involvement rather than an actual increase in tornado occurrence (although some natural increase has not been ruled out), in addition to better detection technology i.e. Doppler weather radar and satellite imagery
Satellite imagery
Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made by means of artificial satellites.- History :The first images from space were taken on sub-orbital flights. The U.S-launched V-2 flight on October 24, 1946 took one image every 1.5 seconds...
. The upswing could also be attributed to other factors, such as improved aerial and ground damage assessment after the fact in sparsely populated areas (particularly the case in remote parts of the Canadian Prairies
Canadian Prairies
The Canadian Prairies is a region of Canada, specifically in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are largely covered...
and Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
, for example), better trained spotter capabilities and increased use of digital recording devices by citizens. Tornadoes in Canada are enough of a threat for a public warning system to be in place, overseen by the national weather agency, Environment Canada
Environment Canada
Environment Canada , legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment...
.
For a variety of reasons, such as Canada's lower population density and generally stronger housing construction due to the colder climate, Canadian tornadoes have historically caused far fewer fatalities than tornadoes in the United States. The deadliest tornado in Canadian history, the Regina Cyclone
Regina Cyclone
The Regina Cyclone is the popular name for a tornado that devastated the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on June 30, 1912. At about 4:50 p.m., green funnel clouds formed and touched down south of the city, tearing a swath through the residential area between Wascana Lake and Victoria Avenue...
of June 30, 1912, does not even rank in the top 25 when compared to American tornado fatalities. Urban centres are not immune from the threat of severe tornadoes. Seven medium to large size Canadian cities were hit by significant strength tornadoes (F3 or higher) during the 20th century which caused large-scale damage and fatalities: in Regina (1912), Windsor twice (1946 and 1974), Sarnia (1953), Sudbury (1970), Woodstock (1979), Barrie (1985), and in Edmonton (1987).
Before 1880
1792- June 30, The first recorded tornado in Canadian history affected the Niagara PeninsulaNiagara PeninsulaThe Niagara Peninsula is the portion of Southern Ontario, Canada lying between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the north shore of Lake Erie. It stretches from the Niagara River in the east to Hamilton, Ontario in the west. The population of the peninsula is roughly 1,000,000 people...
between FonthillFonthill, OntarioFonthill is a community in the town of Pelham, Ontario, Canada. It has a few small industries, most notably Fonthill Lumber but is primarily a residential suburb known for its middle class homes and community spirit. As a bedroom community, most residents commute to Welland, St...
and Port Robinson, OntarioPort Robinson, OntarioPort Robinson is a small community in the southernmost part of Thorold, Ontario, Canada. The community is divided in half by the Welland Canal, as there is no bridge in the immediate vicinity to connect the two halves of the community. In the summer, a passenger ferry runs across the canal...
. The path cut by the twister through the forest becomes Hurricane Road, still in use today. (It is thought that a Hurricane, rather than a tornado was the cause of this path of destruction which uprooted trees and created the pathway that thus became known as "Hurricane Road" as it still is today.)
1829
- April 18, An area between Collingwood, OntarioCollingwood, OntarioCollingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay.-History:...
and Niagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara river from Youngstown, New York, USA...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
in southern Ontario was affected by tornadoes, one of which lifted a saloon up into the air. - June 2, The early settlement of Guelph, OntarioGuelph, OntarioGuelph is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Waterloo and west of downtown Toronto at the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 7. It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it...
is destroyed by a strong tornado. Re-settlement does not begin for a few years afterwards.
- August 7, First known and confirmed tornado death in Canada in Galt, Ontario now CambridgeCambridge, OntarioCambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
.
1860
- May 19, Homes, fences and trees were demolished by a 500 m wide tornado near Aurora, OntarioAurora, OntarioAurora is an affluent town in York Region, approximately 20 km north of Toronto. It is partially situated on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario.Many Aurora residents commute to Toronto and surrounding communities.In the...
. Hailstones up to 8 cm in diameter also fell.
1870
- July 16, MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9805E7D8103DE53BBC4F52DFB166838B669FDE Tornado lasting 5 minutes lays a path of destruction. 1 unconfirmed death.
1879
- August 6, Bouctouche, New Brunswick tornadoBouctouche, New Brunswick tornadoThe Bouctouche, New Brunswick Tornado was a tornado that struck the town of Bouctouche, New Brunswick on August 6, 1879.It is estimated that the tornado was an F3 in strength, and is the easternmost major tornado in North America, though weaker tornadoes and waterspouts have been known to form in...
. (5 dead, 10 injured,http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/air/summersevere/ae00s02.en.html 25 families homeless in Bouctouche, New BrunswickBouctouche, New BrunswickBouctouche is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick and in 2006 Census the population was 2,383.The town is located at the mouth of the Bouctouche River on the coast of the Northumberland Strait, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Moncton....
, easternmost major tornado in North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
)
1880s
1880- June 10, A 200 m wide tornado at Listowel, Ontario lifting a man up into the air. He grabs on to a bridge to save himself.
1884
- May 15, Elora, Ontario Tornado. A suspected F4. A tornado half a kilometre wide destroyed barns, fences and stables at Elora, OntarioElora, OntarioElora is a community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. It is well known for its 19th-century limestone architecture, its artistic community and the geographically significant Elora Gorge.-History:...
, and damaged a church and cemetery in Goldstone, Ontario.
1885
- June 7, Houses and orchards at Parkhill, Ontario and St. Thomas, OntarioSt. Thomas, OntarioSt. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
were damaged when a tornado touched down and hail up to 10 cm in diameter fell.
1888
- June 6, Southern Quebec Tornado. A tornado affected an area between MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and Cornwall, OntarioCornwall, OntarioCornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
killing 3 and destroying 500 farms, barns and outbuildings. - August 16, Between Lancaster, Ontario - Saint-Zotique, Quebec Tornado, Lancaster, Ontario - Saint-Zotique, QuebecSaint-Zotique, QuebecSaint-Zotique is a Quebec municipality located within the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region located about 45 minutes west of Montreal...
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Extensive property damage, 9 dead, 16 injured.
1889
- June 4, Bridgetown, New Brunswick tornado. Probable "F2" Tornado Bridgetown, New Brunswick: Now Known as the City of MiramichiMiramichi, New BrunswickMiramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay...
.
The Bridgetown Cyclone, a fierce wind and rain storm, pummels New Brunswick with pea-sized hail. Several barns demolished by tornado.
1890s
1892- June 14, A tornado hits Sainte-Rose, Quebec Tornado. Six dead, 26 injured.
- June 29, A tornado in London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
destroyed barns and orchards.
1898
- September 26, A tornado at Merritton, OntarioMerritton, Ontariothumb|right|275px|The Keg RestaurantMerritton is both a distinct community within and a council ward of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It was named after William Hamilton Merritt, a prominent local entrepreneur and founder of the Welland Canal Company...
, since amalgamated with St. Catharines, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, killed 5 and injures dozens of other people.
1900s
1908- July 22, An F3 tornado hits near Frobisher, SaskatchewanFrobisher, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
1909
- July 16, An F3 tornado strikes a cooner near Golden Valley, Saskatchewan
1910s
1912- June 30, The Regina CycloneRegina CycloneThe Regina Cyclone is the popular name for a tornado that devastated the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on June 30, 1912. At about 4:50 p.m., green funnel clouds formed and touched down south of the city, tearing a swath through the residential area between Wascana Lake and Victoria Avenue...
, F4Fujita scaleThe Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
, Regina, SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
. Canada's deadliest tornado. See Article for in-depth information.
1913
- March 21, The area between WindsorWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
and CobaltCobalt, OntarioCobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,223 In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2, and in 2002 the area was designated a National Historic Site.-History:Silver was...
in Ontario was affected by winds gusting up to 150 km/h. 7 people were killed during the storm which also damaged buildings and uprooted trees.
1916
- June, A tornado struck approximately 7 km south of Grassy Lake, AlbertaGrassy Lake, AlbertaGrassy Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located on the Crowsnest Highway , between Burdett and Taber. It has an elevation of ....
, resulting in the death of one child.
1919
- July 30, A strong F2 or F3 tornado touched down from CentrevilleCentreville, New BrunswickCentreville is a village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. As of 2006 the population was 523.Centreville has a few stores, M&D Convenience Store, Freshmart, Grandma's Restaurant & Bake Shop. There is also a Home Hardware store and two stores offering good quality ladies clothing and...
to Florenceville, New BrunswickFlorenceville, New BrunswickFlorenceville-Bristol is a Canadian town situated in the Northwest part of New Brunswick in the St. John River Valley. The town is located on the banks of the Saint John River, in Carleton County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.The Town of Florenceville-Bristol is New Brunswick's newest...
. 11 barns were lifted from foundations and in East Florenceville, a 100 feet (30.5 m) long warehouse was completely destroyed by this very strong tornado.
1920s
1920- July 22, A strong tornado passes through rural Southeastern Saskatchewan, killing 4, and injuring 13 more. The Canadian Red CrossCanadian Red CrossThe Canadian Red Cross Society is a Canadian humanitarian charitable organization and one of 186 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies....
provided relief on behalf of the government to 42 affected families in AlamedaAlameda, Saskatchewan-See also:* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan* List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks-References:* Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...
, FrobisherFrobisher, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
, LampmanLampman, SaskatchewanLampman is a small town of around 735 people, located in the south east part of Saskatchewan roughly 30 miles northeast of Estevan. It is served by the Lampman Airport....
, SteelmanSteelman, SaskatchewanSteelman is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....
, and Estevan.
1922
- June 22–23, Five dead, multiple tornadoes touched down near Portage La Prairie, ManitobaPortage la Prairie, Manitoba-Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....
. - July 21, A tornado affecting Crystal Springs, SaskatchewanCrystal Springs, SaskatchewanCrystal Springs is a hamlet in east central Saskatchewan, Canada, located between Waitville and Tway. It was originally known as Bon Eau which is French meaning good water. When English settlers arrived they changed the name to Crystal Springs.- References :...
lifted a house and dropped it a field a little way away. - August 15, An F3 tornado touches down near Eastend, SaskatchewanEastend, Saskatchewan-Infrastructure:The Saskatchewan Transportation Company provides intercity passenger and parcel express service to Eastend.-Attractions:Local Attractions:...
1923
- June 24, A tornado touches down near Hornby, Ontario, in present-day Halton HillsHalton Hills, OntarioHalton Hills is a town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located within the Greater Toronto Area....
. It travels eastward almost 20 km before dissipating near Cooksville, OntarioCooksville, OntarioCooksville is a neighbourhood in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Dundas Street and Hurontario Street.-History:...
, close to the centre of present-day Mississauga. Four dead, dozens injured. Many structures, mostly farm buildings damaged or destroyed.
1926
- July 12, Tornadoes are rare in British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
but nevertheless they do occur from time to time. On this day in 1926, a tornado at Lac La Hache, British ColumbiaLac La Hache, British ColumbiaLac La Hache is a recreational and retirement community in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the shore of Lac La Hache alongside British Columbia Highway 97 near the regional centre of 100 Mile House, the community's origins date to the days of the Cariboo Gold Rush and...
destroyed farm buildings and felled trees.
1927
- June 18, A tornado picked up a house in Elfros, SaskatchewanElfros, SaskatchewanElfros is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada, within Elfros RM 307. Elfros was first settled by Icelandic immigrants, and 23.95% of the present inhabitants are of Icelandic descent. As of the the population is 110....
killing one person. The tornado cut an 11 km path of damage. - July 7, A spectacular tornado struck Vulcan, AlbertaVulcan, AlbertaVulcan is a town located midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge on Highway 23, in the prairies of southern Alberta, Canada. The population of the town was 1,940 in 2006, and the population of the county, which is also named Vulcan, was 3,718. The town's economy is mainly tourism and...
. No loss of life, but significant damage in the town and surrounding area. Curling rink destroyed, along with a dairy and a granary.
1930s
1935- July 1, A strong F4 (possibly a weak F5) strikes Benson, SaskatchewanBenson, SaskatchewanBenson is a hamlet in the province of Saskatchewan.With a population of 91 people, it is located between Estevan and Stoughton on highway 47.Currently Benson has a curling rink, town hall and the Benson #35 RM office....
- July 6, An F3 tornado touches down near Smiley, Saskatchewan.
1938
- September, A tornado touches down near the village of Massawippi, Quebec, destroying a barn.
1939
- June 11, A tornado touching down near Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
topples trees and rips off roofs.
1940s
1944- July 1, Two tornadoes strike Lebret, Saskatchewan killing four people.
- August 9, Three tornadoes hit Kamsack, Saskatchewan including one F4, wrecking seventy-five percent of homes and one hundred businesses. It killed three people.
1946
- June 17, Windsor - Tecumseh, Ontario Tornado of 1946Windsor - Tecumseh, Ontario Tornado of 1946The Windsor–Tecumseh Tornado of 1946 was the most powerful tornado to hit Windsor, Ontario, being an F4 in strength, touching down on June 17 of that year...
(F4), Windsor, OntarioWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
and Tecumseh, OntarioTecumseh, OntarioTecumseh is a town on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of just over 24,000.Tecumseh enjoys long summers and mild winters...
. . (See Article for in-depth information) - June 24, Fort Frances, Ontario Tornado (F3), International Falls, MinnesotaInternational Falls, MinnesotaInternational Falls is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,424 at the 2010 census....
- Fort Frances, OntarioFort Frances, OntarioFort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2006 census was 8,103 and Fort Frances' population peaked in 1971 at 9,947...
- Rainy River, OntarioRainy River, OntarioThe Canadian town of Rainy River is situated on the Ontario-Minnesota border, along the Rainy River opposite Baudette, Minnesota, USA, and southeast of the Lake of the Woods...
.
1949
- July 19, The small village of Chénéville, Quebec was devastated by a tornado which lasted about 3 minutes.
1950s
1950- November, Regina Tornado of 1950.
- September 1, A tornado cut an 80 km path from Rycroft, AlbertaRycroft, AlbertaRycroft is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 68 km north of the city of Grande Prairie and 7 km east of Spirit River. Dunvegan Provincial Park is located 20 km north of the community.-Demographics:...
to Eaglesham, AlbertaEaglesham, AlbertaEaglesham is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Birch Hills County, located north of Highway 49, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie....
damaging crops, farm machinery and farm buildings.
1953
- May 21, Sarnia, Ontario Tornado of 1953Sarnia, Ontario Tornado of 1953A powerful tornado struck the city of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on the afternoon of May 21, 1953.One of many violent tornadoes during this exceedingly active and deadly season, this tornado touched down just before 4:30pm near Smiths Creek, Michigan...
left seven dead, 40 injured, and 500 homeless. - 5 were killed and 41 injured when a series of tornadoes affected Southwestern OntarioSouthwestern OntarioSouthwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...
, from SarniaSarnia, OntarioSarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
to WindsorWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, and other cities in the area.
1954
- January 30, A tornado touched down near White Point Beach, Nova Scotia. A great deal of hail and lightning along the coast near Liverpool, Nova ScotiaLiverpool, Nova ScotiaLiverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia...
. It is a very unusual, but not unheard of mid-winter tornado.
1955
- April 25, A tornado in Nanaimo, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
on Vancouver IslandVancouver IslandVancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
, where few tornadoes occur, causes minor damage to the southern end of the city.
1958
- April 16, A tornado at Watrous, SaskatchewanWatrous, SaskatchewanWatrous is a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 100 km east of Saskatoon. Its economy is based on agriculture and tourism, due to its proximity to Manitou Beach, home of the Mineral Spa and Danceland dance hall . Watrous was named after Frank Watrous Morse...
destroying a large barn and scattering pigs up to 5 km from the barn. - April 17, A tornado tracking between HensallHensall, OntarioHensall is a community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Firmly rooted in the heart of Huron County's rich agricultural land, Hensall is home to three large processing facilities: Thompsons Limited, Hensall Co-op and Cook's Division of Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd...
and Dublin in Ontario killed one person. - May, A tornado was spotted near Amaranth, Manitoba.
1959
- June 6, A tornado destroyed a garage in La Salle, ManitobaLa Salle, ManitobaLa Salle, Manitoba is a community located in the rural municipality of Macdonald along the banks of the La Salle River.Prior to the CPR's laying rails on or about September 5, 1882, the Roman Catholic Church purchased land to establish the St. Hyacinthe Seminary. This land was on the north shore of...
, yet the car inside the garage was not damaged. The tornado could be seen 15 km away in WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
.
1960s
1962- July 1, A small tornado is observed near VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, the third since the weather office opened in 1929.
1963
- June 29, An F3 tornado touches down near Spy Hill, SaskatchewanSpy Hill, SaskatchewanSpy Hill is a community in Saskatchewan at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 600. The community's school closed due to a lack of students, who are now bused to Esterhazy.In 2006, the population was 201, down 5.6% from 2001....
.
1966
- March 7, A tornado affected Ucluelet, British ColumbiaUcluelet, British ColumbiaUcluelet is a district municipality on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Ucluelet means "people of the safe harbour" in the indigenous Nuu-chah-nulth language.- Geography :...
. Unknown but significant damage.
1967
- HuronHuron County, OntarioHuron County is a census division and county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province...
- PerthPerth, OntarioPerth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...
Tornado (Southern Ontario, $1 million dollars damage)
1968
- April 11, A tornado hit Watson, SaskatchewanWatson, Saskatchewan-History:Settlers began arriving in the early 1900s, many of them German American Catholics. The first post office in the area was established on April 1, 1904 and named named Vossen after its postmaster, Frank J. Vossen Jr. It was changed to Watson on May 1, 1906, in advance of the village's...
destroying a car shed amongst other things.
1970s
1970- August 20, A tornado touches down near Sudbury, Ontario, leaving 6 dead & 200 injured.
1972
- July 22, A tornado near Algonquin Park, OntarioAlgonquin Provincial ParkAlgonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Central Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Canada. Additions since its creation have increased...
left a 25 km path destroying a portage trail and wide swaths of Red Pine forest and other trees south of Lake Lavieille.
1973
- August 10, A funnel cloud was sighted on Upper Garry Lake, Northwest Territories (now NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
), the most northerly funnel cloud on record in Canada. - August 27, One year after, another tornado strikes Algonquin Park near Manitou LakeLake ManitouLake Manitou is the largest lake on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. It is the largest lake on a freshwater island in the world. Since Manitoulin Island itself is in Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes, Manitou qualifies as the largest "lake in a lake". Lake Manitou has an area of about . It...
flattening an 11 km long path of forest.
1974
- April 3, The Super OutbreakSuper OutbreakThe Super Outbreak is the second largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2011...
, Windsor, OntarioWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, An F3 tornado left 9 dead, 30 injured and $500,000 in damages. See article for in-depth information.
1975
- Saint Bonaventure, Quebec Tornado, Saint Bonaventure, Quebec; 40 injured, 300 homeless, $2.5 to $3 million in damages.
- June 23, A tornado touches down west of Regina, SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
as well as unleashing torrential downpours on the city causing flooding.
1977
- July 18, A twister rated F4 in strength touched down near Rosa-St. Malo, Manitoba and caused three fatalities.
1978
- Yellowknife Tornado. A tornado touches down near Yellowknife, Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
toppling a tower and destroying a transmission tower at Rae-EdzoBehchoko, Northwest TerritoriesBehchokǫ̀ , officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Behchokǫ̀ is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Behchokǫ̀ is located on the Yellowknife Highway , on the northwest tip of Great Slave Lake, approximately northwest of Yellowknife...
. Rated F2 on the Fujita scaleFujita scaleThe Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
, it leveled three barns and over turned a train. Some witnesses say that they saw a huge mile wide wedge coming into town from the west. The tornado caused severe damage to weakly built houses. The tornado was the third recorded in the region since 1960. - May 28, South Eastern Manitoba - St. Pierre-Jolys - Damage to a few homes and one apartment block. Aubigny - extensive damage to the hamlet's homes and church.
- June 27, An F1 or F2 tore through the former cities of Buckingham, QuebecBuckingham, QuebecBuckingham was a city located in the Outaouais region of the province of Quebec. Since January 1, 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity...
and MassonMasson-Angers, QuebecMasson-Angers is a former municipality and now a sector within the City of Gatineau, located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, in Quebec, Canada, approximately northeast of downtown Ottawa.-History:...
(now GatineauGatineauGatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
). 35 people were injureds and 100 homes sustained significant damage. Damage amount estimated around $3 million.
1979
- August 7, August 1979 Woodstock tornado, Burgessville, OntarioNorwich, OntarioThe Township of Norwich is a municipality located in Oxford County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Preferred pronunciation of the town name is 'NOR-witch' , different from the city of Norwich, England, though its origin is more likely Norwich in Upper New York State, the area from which the...
- Woodstock, OntarioWoodstock, OntarioWoodstock is a city and the county seat of Oxford County in Southern Ontario, Canada. Woodstock is located 128 km southwest of Toronto, north of Highway 401 along the historic Thames River...
, Killed 3, injured 150 and 480 houses were uninhabitable. An additional F3 spawned by the same storm struck the nearby city of Stratford, OntarioStratford, OntarioStratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
just before the twin F4 tornadoes struck Woodstock. - May 21, A tornado tore part of a roof off of a Wheat PoolWheat poolA wheat pool is a co-operative that buys grain from farmers.In Canada in 1923 and 24, three wheat pools were created. They were farmer-owned co-operatives, created to break the power of the large for-profit corporations, that had dominated the grain trade in Western Canada since the late 19th...
elevator in Regina, SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
. It also destroyed a farmhouse and barn and sent a truck flying across the yard. - August 8, A tornado touches down in Regina, Saskatchewan, causing damage in the northwest end of the city.
1980s
1980- April 6, A minor tornado touches down near Altona, ManitobaAltona, ManitobaAltona is a predominantly Mennonite town in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. Much of the surrounding area is devoted to farming and agriculture-based business. Its...
.
1983
- Reeces Corners Tornado, Reece's Corners, Ontario (around 20 km east of Sarnia, OntarioSarnia, OntarioSarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
). Millions of dollars in damages. - June 24, A massive super-cell thunderstorm with hail, high winds, and nearly 100 mm of rain in 45 minutes caused massive flooding in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and wind damage was reported from a plow wind or a possible tornado on the north end of the city. One death was reported with this storm when an underpass became flooded and the person drowned due to the stalled vehicle this person was driving and the volume of water.
1984
- July 15, One person was killed by a tornado near Maniwaki, QuebecManiwaki, QuebecManiwaki is a town north of Gatineau and located north-west of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The town is situated on the Gatineau River, at the crossroads of Route 105 and Route 107, not far south of Route 117...
- September 2, Southwest Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 1984Southwest Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 1984On the evening of September 2 1984 several tornadoes hit southwestern Ontario from Windsor to London. This was the biggest severe weather event of the year for the province...
- 6 confrimed tornadoes touch down all over southwestern Ontario, mostly near and in LondonLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
injuring 30.
1985
- May 31, The "Barrie" Tornado Outbreak of 1985 (as part of the bigger 1985 United States – Canadian tornado outbreak), F4, BarrieBarrieBarrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. 13 confirmed tornado touchdowns in Ontario, the largest known outbreak in Canada since records have been kept. 12 killed, 8 in Barrie alone with hundreds injured; 800 homeless, more than 100 buildings were damaged at a cost of over $100 million, complete destruction of 300 houses. Four were killed by a tornado that struck or struck close to Grand Valley, OrangevilleOrangeville, OntarioOrangeville is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County.-History:Before European settlers, Orangeville was thought to be a native hunting ground...
and TottenhamTottenham, OntarioTottenham is a community in the town of New Tecumseth, in south-central Ontario, Canada. It takes its name from its first postmaster, Alexander Totten. The Tottenham Conservation Area is a recreational facility in the village, which is also famous for its Bluegrass Festival...
, that tornado had touchdown path length of over 100 km (62.1 mi). See article for in-depth information. - May 31, F0 tornado strikes the Leamington, OntarioLeamington, OntarioLeamington is a municipality in Essex County, southern Ontario, Canada, and has a population of 31,113. It includes Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the...
area, as part of the Barrie tornado outbreak, above. - Mississauga Tornado, July 7. A tornado in the Meadowvale area of Mississauga, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
injures 10 and caused $400,000 damage.
1986
- May 6, Minor tornado touches down near Lampman, SaskatchewanLampman, SaskatchewanLampman is a small town of around 735 people, located in the south east part of Saskatchewan roughly 30 miles northeast of Estevan. It is served by the Lampman Airport....
. - June 1, Three tornadoes touched down in SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
. Roofs and windows in the area were damaged by high winds and hailstones.
1987
- Winnipeg, Manitoba Tornado, WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
; a thunderstorm caused at least two tornadoes in Winnipeg; strong winds and 40 millimetres of rain in two and a half hours caused flash flooding and resulted in considerable property damage. - July 31, Strong F4, possibly F5, along with a few other weaker tornadoes. EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and surrounding areas. 27 dead, 253 injured. See article for in-depth information. One of Canada's strongest tornadoes, and the second deadliest tornado (after the 1912 Regina Cyclone).
1988
- May 1, Weak tornado grazes eastern Metro Vancouver.
- Medicine Hat, Alberta Tornado, Medicine Hat, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
; tornado caused an estimated $50 million in damage.
1989
- June 19, Called the Saskatchewan Tornado Outbreak of 1989, eight tornadoes touched down over central Saskatchewan. Winds gusted up to 130 km/h and hail shredded crops at Blaine Lake, SaskatchewanBlaine Lake, SaskatchewanBlaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is situated 80 kilometers north of Saskatoon at the junction of Saskatchewan Highway 12 and 40....
. - July 8, An F3 tornado touches down in Peebles, SaskatchewanPeebles, SaskatchewanPeebles is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 20 in the Canada 2006 Census....
. The general store and the skating/curling rink were blown into the bush about 3 km from where they had originally stood. - July 27, A series of severe thunderstorms spawned a weak tornado in the west end of EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The tornado injured two people, damaged buildings and uprooted trees and powerlines. - August 14, Dubbed the New Brunswick Tornado Outbreak, three tornadoes touch down in New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
. One of the tornadoes affects Carlisle where trees are uprooted and a barn is destroyed, but amazingly 22 out of 24 glass storm windows stored inside are left undamaged. - November 16, An F2 tornado caused 2 million dollars in damage in the community of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QuebecMont-Saint-Hilaire, QuebecMont-Saint-Hilaire is an off-island suburb of Montréal in southeastern Québec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu...
. This is the latest in the year tornado recorded in the province of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It also occurred during the same tornado outbreak as the Huntsville, Alabama Tornado.
1990s
1990- August 28, Lower Great Lakes Tornado Outbreak of 1990, Southern OntarioSouthern OntarioSouthern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
, Three tornadoes, the strongest of which was an F3 and severe thunderstorms ove a wide area caused crop damage and the destruction of several buildings in the communities of Lobo, Komoka, Frome, Port StanleyPort Stanley, OntarioPort Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, Elgin County, located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek.-History:...
, and Kendall; six minor injuries were reported.
1991
- March 27, An early season tornado strikes Sarnia, Ontario causing an estimated $25 million in damage.
- August 27, The MauricieMauricieMauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
Tornado of 1991. St. Lawrence River, Quebec; the tornado affected the village of MaskinongéMaskinongé, QuebecMaskinongé is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.- References :...
; the tornado crossed the St. Lawrence River and touched down in Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville where a few summer cottages were destroyed and some minor injuries occurred; it also touched down in Saint-WenceslasSaint-Wenceslas, QuebecSaint-Wenceslas, Quebec is a community in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The town is situated at a bend in the Bécancour River. The northern branch of Autoroute 55 terminated at the 9e rang of Saint-Wenceslas until its completion in October 2006...
where minor damage was reported; there were no deaths, 15 people injured, only one seriously; 60% of all buildings in the village of Maskinongé, QuebecMaskinongé, QuebecMaskinongé is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.- References :...
were damaged, the power lines were down and telephone service stopped; no drinking water was available; estimated $13 million in damage, leaving 100 homeless. Occurred in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, QuebecMaskinongé Regional County Municipality, QuebecMaskinongé is a county regional municipality of Quebec in central Quebec, Canada in the Mauricie region. The seat is in Louiseville. It is located adjacent on the west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River....
of the MauricieMauricieMauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
Region. - July 2, Prince George, British ColumbiaPrince George, British ColumbiaPrince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
was affected by a severe thunderstorm which dumped 15.4 mm rain in 25 minutes on the Prince George AirportPrince George AirportPrince George Airport is an airport that serves Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, and the surrounding area. It is located just within the southern boundary of the city, southeast, and is run by the Prince George Airport Authority....
. In downtown hail fell, there was flooding and at Cluculz Lake, British ColumbiaCluculz Lake, British ColumbiaCluculz Lake is a settlement in British Columbia....
a tornado uprooted trees. - September 7, A massive hailstorm in CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
causes an estimated $400 million in damage and causes massive flooding due to hailstones clogging storm drains and the melting of the hail. It was the costliest storm in the city's history.
1992
- June 24, Tornadoes, large hail and torrential downpours affected southern ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. Tennis ball sized hail fell near Morden, ManitobaMorden, ManitobaMorden is a small town with a population of 6571 located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Morden is less than ten minutes west of neighbouring Winkler, and a relatively short distance to Pembina Valley Provincial Park...
and winds gusting to 154 km/h were recorded at Pilot Mound, ManitobaPilot Mound, ManitobaPilot Mound is a town of about 700 people in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located about 60 km west of the town of Morden. Pilot Mound is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Louise.- Sports :...
. There were also five confirmed tornado touchdowns and numerous funnel clouds in Manitoba that day, including some very crisp video footage of one rope tornado tearing up farmland near Portage la Prairie. The region had been affected by severe weather the day before as well.
1994
- July 9, One person was killed when an F2 tore through the town of Saint-Charles, Quebec. 3 other person were injured, about a dozen homes were damaged.
- August 4, An F3 tornado in Aylmer, QuebecAylmer, QuebecAylmer is a former city in Quebec, Canada. It became a sector of the City of Gatineau on January 1, 2002. Located on the Ottawa River and Route 148 it is a part of the National Capital Region. The population in 2006 was 41 882 — approx. 16% of Gatineau...
across the river from OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, injures 15 people. The tornado path was 8 km long and caused major damage to a downtown residential subdivision including homes destroyed. A second tornado had previously touched down just across the Ottawa RiverOttawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
in CarpCarp, OntarioCarp is a large village west of urban Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through the village.The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa...
. In Quebec, other tornadoes touched down near Laurel and RawdonRawdon, QuebecRawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, 45 minutes north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudière region...
http://www.criacc.qc.ca/climat/suivi/tornade_f.html - August 27, F4 tornado hits rural farmland near Turtle Mountain, ManitobaTurtle Mountain, ManitobaTurtle Mountain is a regional municipality located in the Westman Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located on the border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. It had a population of 1,100 according to the Canada 2006 Census. It surrounds the Town of Killarney.-Geography:According to...
. Devastation especially visible at Mayfair HutteriteHutteriteHutterites are a communal branch of Anabaptists who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the 16th century. Since the death of their founder Jakob Hutter in 1536, the beliefs of the Hutterites, especially living in a community of goods and absolute...
Colony, well over $1 million in damage. There were no injuries or deaths.
1995
- June 20, Thunderstorms rumbled for 7 hours over Manitoba producing 90 km/h winds which blew trees and power lines over. The storm even produced a weak tornado.
- July 15, A large progressive derechoDerechoA derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms in the form of a squall line usually taking the form of a bow echo...
thunderstorm produced severe winds over an expansive area of the central Great Lakes and New England overnight also contained at least six tornadoes that hit central Ontario, most centred or to the north of the Kawartha lakes. The strongest is an F2 tornado that destroys a marina at Bridgenorth, Ontario and overturns a houseboat on Chemong Lake, trapping 20 occupants for a few hours until they are rescued, just north of Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
. One person is killed in Bridgenorth. - July 26, Fredericton, New Brunswick Tornado,. A tornado in Fredericton, New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
took the roof off a government building and damaged a tennis courtTennis courtA tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
domeDomeA dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory....
. - August 14, A tornado touches down near BarrieBarrieBarrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. - August 29, Several farms were destroyed when a tornado lasting a couple of minutes affected Spring ValleySpring Valley, SaskatchewanSpring Valley is a community in Saskatchewan....
, near Moose Jaw in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
.
1996
- April 20, Southern Ontario Tornadoes of 1996Southern Ontario Tornadoes of 1996Southern Ontario's worst tornado outbreak of the decade came on Saturday April 20, 1996. Severe weather had raked parts of the U.S. Midwest the day before, where seventeen F2 or greater tornadoes touched down . A cold front was being dragged eastward into unusually warm and unstable air associated...
, GreyGrey County, OntarioGrey County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is in Owen Sound. The population was 92,411 in 2006. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Southwestern Ontario...
, WellingtonWellington County, OntarioWellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The county seat is Guelph, a city which is politically independent, but Guelph's status as the seat means it houses the county's administrative offices...
and DufferinDufferin County, OntarioDufferin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Orangeville, and the current Warden is Deputy Mayor Warren Maycock of the Town of Orangeville, Ontario. The Current Chief Administrative Officer is Linda J. Dean...
counties. Two F3 class tornadoes touched down in Grey County (WilliamsfordWilliamsford, OntarioWilliamsford is a village on the North Saugeen River in Grey County, Ontario, Canada . It has a general store, post office, a bookstore and restaurant housed in a historic grain mill. A small dam controls the North Saugeen River. It has several churches, and a community cemetery. Williamsford also...
), Wellington County and Dufferin County. Significant property damage occurred; nine people were injured by the two tornadoes. - May 20, A strong thunderstorm damages one of the four screens of a drive-in theatre at ThoroldThorold, OntarioThorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara....
in the Niagara Region. Coincidentally, this drive-in was planning to show the movie Twister that evening. Eyewitnesses report seeing a small funnel cloud, but the physical evidence is inconclusive. Distorted and exaggerated media reports of this event abound; most claimed that the storm blew down the screen while Twister was being shown on it. The storm actually took place before sundown. However, a small tornado did touchdown in Stoney CreekStoney Creek, OntarioStoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
that same evening. - July 4, An estimated nine tornadoes touch down in the SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, MaymontMaymont, Saskatchewan-Demographics:-External links:*...
and OslerOsler, Saskatchewan-External links:**...
areas in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. An F3 was measured in the Maymont area destroying power lines. Homes and property were damaged in the OslerOsler, Saskatchewan-External links:**...
area. Wind gusts in SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
reached 120 km/h and 141 km/h damaging many trees and properties on the east end of the city.
1997
- June 24, Lantz, Nova ScotiaLantz, Nova ScotiaLantz is an unincorporated community located on the Shubenacadie River between the communities of Milford and Elmsdale, in the Municipality of East Hants and the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada...
, F0 tornado touches down in local ball field at approx. 4:45pm ADT. Golf ball sized hail and intense lightning also reported with this storm. - July 2, Southeast Michigan Tornado OutbreakSoutheast Michigan Tornado OutbreakThe Southeast Michigan Tornado Outbreak occurred on July 2, 1997 in the built-up area of Detroit, Michigan. There were 13 tornadoes in total, 3 dragged through neighborhoods and downtown, hitting northern Detroit between I-96 and Eight Mile Road, Hamtramck and Highland Park. The storms killed 7,...
F1, F2, F3 Windsor, OntarioWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
and surrounding areas. See article for more in-depth information. - July 4, F2 Tornado Grand Falls, New BrunswickGrand Falls, New BrunswickGrand Falls is a Canadian town located in Victoria County, New Brunswick.Situated on the Saint John River, the town derives its name from a waterfall created by a series of rock ledges over which the river drops 23 metres.-Geography:Grand Falls is located in the valley of the St...
Area, Roof torn off building. Farmers fields ripped up. The same line of storms also dropped a F2 Tornado in MatapédiaMatapédia, QuebecMatapédia is a village at the southern tip of the Gaspé peninsula, in Eastern Quebec, Canada. Matapedia is located on the 132 highway. Its name comes from a Mi'kmaq language word meaning "river junction", as the Matapédia River crosses it, at the junction of the Restigouche River...
(New Brunswick/Quebec border), QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
where a couple of barns were destroyed.
1998
- June 2 Norwich, OntarioNorwich, OntarioThe Township of Norwich is a municipality located in Oxford County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Preferred pronunciation of the town name is 'NOR-witch' , different from the city of Norwich, England, though its origin is more likely Norwich in Upper New York State, the area from which the...
. During a wider severe weather outbreak (Derecho thunderstormDerechoA derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms in the form of a squall line usually taking the form of a bow echo...
) that struck Southern Ontario in the mid-afternoon, an F1 tornado descended near Holbrook around 3:50PM and travelled southeastward to Norwich, damaging many buildings, including a church. There were also tornado reportings in Elmvale and Dunnville, and several reports of funnel clouds, hail, and high winds. - July 10, F2 Tornado Charleston, New Brunswick 90 m by 7 km path of damage. Total destruction of mobile home which was thrown 30 m. Minor injuries to residents in home.
- August 11, A small F1 tornado goes through part of Saint-Émile, in the suburbs of Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, it overturns a shed, damages three and causes a city-wide electricity loss when a garage is slammed into an electric pole.
1999
- May 8, A tornado over Hull, QuebecHull, QuebecHull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...
caused $2M damage and tore roofs off buildings. Was caused by the same system that produced the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak between May 3 and May 8. It was also the second significant tornado in the Hull-GatineauGatineauGatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
area in five years. - May 18, Three tornadoes touch down close to the western limits of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
- Bois-Francs Region Tornado, July 6. A tornado left 4,000 without power and 200 in need of temporary shelter in BerthiervilleBerthierville, QuebecBerthierville is a Canadian town located between Montreal and Trois-Rivières on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the province of Quebec. Berthierville is the seat of D'Autray Regional County Municipality, and is served by Autoroute 40, and is the junction of Routes 138 and 158...
, YamaskaYamaska, QuebecYamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,643.-Population:Population trend...
and Drummondville (all in Quebec). Some Environment Canada records show one person was killed in the event. - August 4, An F2 tornadoTornadoA tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
with a twisting but narrow path causes damage in the rural north end of Burlington, OntarioBurlington, OntarioBurlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
, relocating a motorhomeMotorhomeA motorhome is a type of self-propelled recreational vehicle or RV which offers living accommodation combined with a vehicle engine. The term motorhome is most commonly used in the UK, US, and Canada.-Features:...
2 kilometers from where it was parked, the tornado track was over 10 km long. - August 18, A small tornado strikes Pugwash, Nova ScotiaPugwash, Nova Scotia-Notable residents:Notable current and former residents of Pugwash include:*Charles Aubrey Eaton , clergyman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the from 1925–1933, and the from 1933-1953....
, causing some localized structural damage. There were no serious injuries.
2000s
2000- July 9 A funnel cloud touched down briefly near Wetaskiwin, Alberta during severe thunderstorms in the evening hours. Funnel clouds were also reported in and around EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. - July 14 Pine Lake, Alberta TornadoPine Lake, Alberta TornadoThe Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado was a deadly tornado in central Alberta on July 14, 2000 that struck a campground and trailer park. Twelve people were killed, making it the first killer tornado in Canada since 1994 when a doctor was killed by an F2 tornado in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec...
F3 Pine Lake, AlbertaPine Lake, AlbertaPine Lake is an unincorporated community in the province of Alberta.-Name:Pine Lake got its name from the adjacent lake, the lake used to be known as Ghost Pine Lake from a native legend.-History:The Pine Lake post office opened in 1895...
(Near Red Deer, AlbertaRed Deer, AlbertaRed Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
). 12 people killed. See Article for in-depth information. - July 17 Guelph, Ontario Tornado. An F2 tornado struck the city of GuelphGuelphGuelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
causing around $2M damage and destroyed roofs, trees and fences. The same storm then produced a second tornado in Waterdown, OntarioWaterdown, OntarioWaterdown is a town in Canada which since 2001 has been a community of Hamilton, Ontario.On January 1, 2001 the new city of Hamilton was formed from the amalgamation of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six municipalities: Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook,...
. - August 1 Egg-sized hail and a tornado struck Viking, AlbertaViking, Alberta- Notable people :*Cory Clouston - former head coach of the Ottawa Senators*Don Mazankowski - former cabinet minister under Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney...
. - August 6 As people were gathering in Pine Lake, AlbertaPine Lake, AlbertaPine Lake is an unincorporated community in the province of Alberta.-Name:Pine Lake got its name from the adjacent lake, the lake used to be known as Ghost Pine Lake from a native legend.-History:The Pine Lake post office opened in 1895...
for a memorial service for those who died in a killer tornadoPine Lake, Alberta TornadoThe Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado was a deadly tornado in central Alberta on July 14, 2000 that struck a campground and trailer park. Twelve people were killed, making it the first killer tornado in Canada since 1994 when a doctor was killed by an F2 tornado in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec...
just a few weeks earlier, a second, weaker tornado hit the area.
2001
- June 19, Saguenay Tornado. AlmaAlma, QuebecAlma is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec.-Geography:Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City...
in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean area was struck by an F2 tornado which lasted about half a minute and destroyed two houses, a barn and a garage as well as uprooting trees and damaging roofs. A second funnel cloud was observed the same region just 3 weeks later. - July 4, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and Southeastern Ontario had some severe weather. There was heavy rain, strong winds and 2 cm hail. Tornadoes touched down in AyrAyr, OntarioThe village of Ayr, Ontario, Canada is a settlement located within the Township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario...
, Argyle, CampbellvilleCampbellville, OntarioCampbellville, Ontario, Canada is a community in the geographic township of Nassagaweya in the Town of Milton, Halton Region on the Niagara Escarpment and is a tourist destination for residents of the Greater Toronto Area...
and Fenelon FallsFenelon Falls, OntarioFenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and cottaging. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway...
(all in Ontario), the strongest of them rated an F2. At least 5 tornadoes are confirmed in southern Ontario on the 4th with other unconfirmed reports. - July 13, A tornado is spotted near Caroline, AlbertaCaroline, AlbertaCaroline is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Red Deer. It is most famous for being the hometown of figure skater Kurt Browning, for whom the local ice rink is named.- Demographics :...
north of CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
.
2002
- May 31, North Bay, OntarioNorth Bay, OntarioNorth Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
was struck by two weak tornadoes. - June 23, A weak tornado touched down in Ottawa between KanataKanata, OntarioSituated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....
and Barrhaven. - July 28, Severe thunderstorms over northern Ontario produced a tornado over Halfway Lake Provincial ParkHalfway Lake Provincial ParkHalfway Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park astride Ontario Highway 144 in Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Ontario Parks and is named for Halfway Lake, which is entirely within the park grounds. The nearest settlement on Highway 144 is Cartier, about to...
(70 km north of Sudbury, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) where 800 people were camping at the time, fallen trees injure 4 campers. Up to 150 mm rain falls in just 3 hours at StratfordStratford, OntarioStratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
and Tavistock in Ontario.
2003
- June 11, Laval, QuebecLaval, QuebecLaval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
was struck by an F1 tornado that damaged trees, and many warehouses in the industrial park just north of Autoroute 440. It also caused some vehicles to go off the road as it crossed west to east both lanes of Autoroute 15Quebec Autoroute 15Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada...
during rush hour. - July 2, A tornado touches down on an area of Narrow Hills Provincial ParkNarrow Hills Provincial ParkNarrow Hills Provincial Park is provincial park in Saskatchewan Canada. It contains a series of recreational facilities and a variety of lakes within its boundaries...
northwest of Nipawin, SaskatchewanNipawin, SaskatchewanThere is, however, some dispute regarding the current population of Nipawin, with Tourism Saskatchewan's Saskatchewan Discovery Guide 2010 claiming a population of 5,074, which actually places Nipawin over the population threshold for applying for city status....
. It destroyed several residential trailers, turned over a tractor-trailer unit, and caused a number of injuries; the storm also dropped baseball-sized hail that is typical of tornado-producing thunderstorms in the Prairies. - July 4, An F1 tornado struck St. Jacques/Moulin Morineault/St. Joseph de Madawaska/Deuxieme-Sault, New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
Uprooted trees, damaged homes and businesses. Site inspected by MSC forecaster. - July 11, A tornado touches down near Westlock county, Alberta, north of Edmonton.
- August 13, A tornado touches down on a golf course and lake resort west of EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
at Wabamun, AlbertaWabamun, AlbertaWabamun is a village located west of Edmonton in central Alberta, Canada.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Wabamun according to its 2009 municipal census is 662....
causing some injuries.
2004
- May 22, May 2004 Tornado Outbreak Sequence, one strong F2 struck near Mitchell, OntarioMitchell, OntarioMitchell is a community in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Mitchell is located at the intersection of Highways 8 and 23, 20 km west of Stratford, and 60 km north of London, in the municipality of West Perth.-History:...
at 6pm and a F3 (last F3 in Ontario was in 1996) in nearby Gad's Hill causing extensive property and infrastructure damage. - June 9, an F1 struck near Escott, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
destroying a barn and a two-car garage. One man was killed when a tree fell on the porch he was standing on. - July 8, an F0-F1 tornado touched down in Grande Prairie, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, causing damage to homes and businesses outlets and flipping over vehicles. - July 11, A tornado briefly touched down in Andrew, AlbertaAndrew, Alberta-External links:**...
, northwest of EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. The tornado was a result of the same system that dumped over 100mm of rain and flooded many parts of EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. - July 31, 4 tornadoes touched down in southern Quebec, with an F1 in Châteauguay on Montreal's south shore, another F1 in Durham-Sud, an F1 in Saint-Albert, which cut a path of 6 km long, and also an F0 in Chesterville.
- August 10, two tornadoes touched down in the Ottawa region, one in Burnstown and another in ThursoThurso, QuebecThurso is a city in the Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec. It is located on the Ottawa River, and is within Canada's National Capital Region...
. Both were rated F1's.
2005
- May 23, A tornado touches down in and around Nipawin, SaskatchewanNipawin, SaskatchewanThere is, however, some dispute regarding the current population of Nipawin, with Tourism Saskatchewan's Saskatchewan Discovery Guide 2010 claiming a population of 5,074, which actually places Nipawin over the population threshold for applying for city status....
. - June 21, LethbridgeLethbridgeLethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
, Southern AlbertaSouthern AlbertaSouthern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...
.Tuesday a severe thunderstorm spawned several funnel clouds and golf ball size hail from Lethbridge to Taber Alberta. - July 2, A tornado touches down about 25 km west of Estevan, SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. - August 19, Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005The Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005 in a series of thunderstorms on the afternoon of August 19, 2005, spawned tornadoes damaging homes in the Conestoga Lake, Fergus, and Tavistock areas. A tornado was reported within the Toronto city limits, although this was never officially confirmed by...
. These associated storm caused extensive widesrpead damage in a path from Stratford, OntarioStratford, OntarioStratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
(20 km west of Kitchener), to Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
, and along Georgian BayGeorgian BayGeorgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...
near CollingwoodCollingwood, OntarioCollingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay.-History:...
. A storm cell just to the north of Fergus, OntarioFergus, OntarioFergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River about 25 km north of Guelph.-History:...
spawned two F2 strength tornadoes that were particularly damaging, tearing apart trees, farms and overturning automobiles driving on a highway. The first tornado tracked through Milverton to Conestogo Lake (west of ElmiraElmira, OntarioThe town of Elmira in Ontario, Canada is the largest community within the Township of Woolwich in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is located 15 km to the north of the city of Waterloo.-History:...
). The second moved from Salem to Lake Bellwood (north of Guelph). The same storm cell later triggered a tornado warning in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and caused extensive flooding with over 140mm (7") of rain in some northern sections of the city, washing out many roads as well as damaging infrastructure such as storm sewers and electrical systems. An unusual tornado possibly touched down within the TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
city limits, although never officially confirmed by Environment Canada. In its wake, the storm left a trail of damage that, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, represented the highest insured loss in the province's history, exceeding $500 million. That's more than two and a half times Ontario's losses during the infamous ice storm of 1998 and the second largest loss event in Canadian history. - November 9, in Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, a late-season tornado tears off part of the roof of a school and damages businesses and homes in the area. See Hamilton, Ontario Tornado of 2005Hamilton, Ontario tornado of 2005The Hamilton, Ontario tornado of 2005 was a tornado that touched down during the late afternoon hours of November 9, 2005 in the city of Hamilton, Ontario.-Synoptic conditions:...
.
2006
- July 4, Glassville, New Brunswick Tornado Of 2006. An F1 strikes Glassville, New BrunswickGlassville, New BrunswickGlassville is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick....
, 40 km (24.9 mi) south of Perth Andover, New Brunswick. A great deal of forest and structural damage, but no injuries or deaths. - July 17, an F1 tornado struck Newmarket, OntarioNewmarket, OntarioNewmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...
at night, packing winds of 120 to 170 kilometres an hour, cut a swath of damage 10 km long and 100 metres wide in the Woodbine Avenue/Davis Drive area around 10:15 p.m. At about the same time, an F0, with winds up to 115 km/h, was wreaking havoc in a small section of the Stonehaven subdivision, off Leslie Street south of Mulock Drive. - July 17, An F1 ( possibly a weak F2?) hit a La Baie du Diable campground in Ferme-Neuve, QuebecFerme-Neuve, QuebecFerme-Neuve is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality...
moving RV's and breaking trees. - July 25, An F0 tornado destroyed a barn in Hebertville, Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec. The same storm produced hail that reached 5–6 cm (2 in) in diameter and caused 2 million Canadian dollars damage in the agricultural community.
- August 1, An F2 tornado struck the community of Lac-DroletLac-Drolet, QuebecLac-Drolet is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 1,108 as of 2006.The minor Battle of the Chaudière, opposing British police and Lower Canadian rebels, was fought at Lac-Drolet during the Patriots' War in 1838...
in the EstrieEstrieThe Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
region of Quebec, destroying a house. - August 2, a number of homes and cottages damaged or completely destroyed by a tornado in Combemere, Ontario located in the Upper Ottawa ValleyOttawa ValleyThe Ottawa Valley is the valley along the boundary between Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec along the Ottawa River. The valley is the transition between the Saint Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield...
. The same storm system spawned an outbreak of fourteen confirmed tornadoes mostly concentrated north of Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
in the Haliburton, KawarthaKawartha LakesThe city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
and Madawaska areas, which damaged cottages in the area, some severely. It was the most tornadoes confirmed in Ontario in a single 24-hour span day since 1985 and matched the annual provincial average. The strongest were two F2s, one that struck an isolated area near Bancroft, OntarioBancroft, OntarioBancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...
and the other that made a direct hit on the town of Combermere, OntarioCombermere, OntarioCombermere is a village located along the Madawaska River in south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is part of Township of Madawaska Valley.Combermere is best known as home to Madonna House, but the community hosts a farmer's market and also provides access to numerous lakes and rivers for cottagers and...
. - August 5, in Gull Lake, Manitoba an F2 tornado killed a woman at a campground north of WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. - August 15, F1 Tornado Pokemouche/Evangeline, New Brunswick. Tornado impacted the area of Pokemouche and Evangeline. Hail, Damaging winds and intense lightning were reported in the region. A tornado swept along a corridor of 20– 50 meters wide and 3 to 5 kilometers long extending from Pokemouche through Evangeline. The tornado estimated in the lower F1 range (wind estimated around 120 km/hr) caused structural damage to a few properties and uprooted/snapped a few trees along the corridor. The sighting of the actual funnel cloud / tornado was reported by a few members of the public. Ended at 47.7 N -64.85W
- August 20, An F2 tornado hit the community of La Broquerie in southern Manitoba, destroying a house.
- August 24, Two tornadoes touch down near UnityUnity, Saskatchewan-Area statistics:*Lat 52°26′ N*Long 109°10′00″ W*Dominion Land Survey Section 18, Township 40, Range 22, West of the 3rd Meridian*Time zone UTC−6-Location:-See also:*List of towns in Saskatchewan...
and Yorkton, SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
2007
- May 15, Mitchell, Ontario Tornado. An F1 tornado struck the Mitchell, OntarioMitchell, OntarioMitchell is a community in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Mitchell is located at the intersection of Highways 8 and 23, 20 km west of Stratford, and 60 km north of London, in the municipality of West Perth.-History:...
area around 60 km northeast of London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, causing minor damage. It was the third significant tornado to hit the Mitchell area in a three-year span. The same storm system that caused this tornado also produced a couple other tornadoes (an F0 and an F1) in The ThumbThe ThumbThe Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
area of MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, northern IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, and OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
before crossing Lake HuronLake HuronLake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
into OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. - June 22–23, Eastern Prairie Outbreak. A rare combination of weather systems converged on a June weekend causing severe thunderstorms which spawned at least 8 tornadoes across Southeast Saskatchewan and Southern Manitoba. The most significant, and the first confirmed F5 tornado in Canada was an F5 which touched downElie, Manitoba TornadoThe Elie, Manitoba Tornado was an F5 tornado that struck the town of Elie, Manitoba, Canada, on June 22, 2007. While several houses were leveled, no one was injured or killed by the tornado. Two well-built homes in the town were swept clean off of their foundations, justifying the F5...
near Elie, ManitobaElie, ManitobaElie is the largest community in the Rural Municipality of Cartier in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The town of approximately 550 people is located approximately west of Winnipeg along the Trans-Canada Highway. The Assiniboine River forms the northern boundary of the municipality of...
destroying 4 homes, flipping one home-owner's Chrysler Fifth AvenueChrysler Fifth AvenueWith the R-body out of production and the LeBaron name transferred to the Chrysler K platform for 1982, the New Yorker was downsized once again, becoming a mid-sized car ....
onto a neighbour's roof, and heavily damaging a flour mill. Because the tornado crossed directly over one of the most travelled portions of the Trans-Canada HighwayTrans-Canada HighwayThe Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
, a large number of photos and videos were taken. One local atmospheric science student/chaser named Justin Hobson documented the entire life cycle of the tornado. The F5 Elie tornado was described "as bad as they ever get here in Canada" by meteorologist Dave Carlsen of Environment CanadaEnvironment CanadaEnvironment Canada , legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment...
, while he told Canwest Global affiliate CKND-TVCKND-TVCKND-DT is a television station that broadcasts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the Manitoba outlet for the Global Television Network.-History:...
. A large F3 wedge tornado also touched down near Pipestone, ManitobaPipestone, ManitobaPipestone, Manitoba is a community in South Western Manitoba. Located at the corner of highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately half an hour from either Virden or Melita, approximately to the United States border and approximately to the Saskatchewan border...
and Baldur, ManitobaBaldur, ManitobaBaldur is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle. Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie.-History:...
. Surprisingly there were a minimal amount of reported injuries resulting from all of the tornadoes. There were also sightings of 3 small tornadoes becoming one. One of the tornadoes in this outbreak also traveled 15 km (9.3 mi) south of BaldurBaldur, ManitobaBaldur is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle. Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie.-History:...
, ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
and was rated an F3 on the Fujita scale. A total of 8 confirmed tornadoes over the 2 day span. - June 26, F0/F1 Tornado PetitcodiacPetitcodiac, New BrunswickPetitcodiac is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.It is named after the Petitcodiac River, which begins in the village at the junction of the North and Anagance rivers...
/SalisburySalisburySalisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
Area New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
A powerful windstorm with an embedded tornado struck the Petitcodiac-Salisbury area of New Brunswick on June 26. Environment Canada confirmed the blast was a tornado after interviewing eyewitnesses and examining damages. The storm knocked down trees and hurled pieces of playground equipment and wheelbarrows long distances. In one incident, the twister picked up a trampoline from a front lawn and threw it 18 metres into a pasture. It also hurled two cast iron rockers (weighing more than 50 kg each) about the same distance. - July 8, Mayerthorpe, AlbertaMayerthorpe, AlbertaMayerthorpe is a town in the census division 13, central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Cowboy Trail , north-west from Edmonton.-History:...
. A tornado hit 20 km south of Mayerthorpe. There were reports of tornadoes in the area at approx. 5:15 PM (EST). Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm watches and warnings were scattered through central AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. - On the same date in Southern Ontario, there were two reported tornadoes by storm chasers/reporters near the WalkertonWalkerton, OntarioWalkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
area in Bruce CountyBruce County, OntarioBruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at ....
. Hail to the size of tennis balls were also reported from the same supercellSupercellA supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, continuously-rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms...
that travelled from the Bruce PeninsulaBruce PeninsulaThe Bruce Peninsula is a peninsula in Ontario, Canada that lies between Georgian Bay and the main basin of Lake Huron. The peninsula extends roughly northwestwards from the rest of Southern Ontario, pointing towards Manitoulin Island, with which it forms the widest strait joining Georgian Bay to...
to the Kitchener-WaterlooRegional Municipality of WaterlooThe Regional Municipality of Waterloo is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo, and the townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries. It is often referred to as the Region of Waterloo or just...
area between 6 PM and 8 PM EDT. One of these tornadoes was reported near MildmayMildmay, OntarioMildmay is a community in the Municipality of South Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Mildmay is located northwest of Minto and south of Walkerton on Highway 9. Formosa lies tothe northwest, and Neustadt to the east....
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
(in Bruce CountyBruce County, OntarioBruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at ....
) and confirmed as an F1. The tornado destroyed a large implementation shed. Debris reported 1.5 km away (nearly a mile), 50 kg drums moved. Another tornado is sighted in the area but unconfirmed touchdown. - July 23, Leduc County, AlbertaLeduc County, AlbertaLeduc County is a municipal district located immediately south of the City of Edmonton. It is east to west and north to south, and has a population of over 12,000 people. The municipal district is home to scenic prairie parkland and several lakes...
. A tornado formed over Edmonton International AirportEdmonton International AirportEdmonton International Airport is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton region in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada providing regularly scheduled nonstop flights to over fifty communities in Canada, the United...
just before sundown amid severe thunderstorms in the Edmonton area as a result of the jet stream depositing cold air into the region's hot, 35 degree Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) weather. The tornado touched just south of the Highway 2/2A junction, scattering rock, dirt, hay and small debris on 16 km (9.9 mi) of 2A, involving the towns of KavanaghKavanagh, AlbertaKavanagh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Leduc County. It is located on Highway 2A between Millet and Leduc, approximately south of Edmonton....
and MilletMillet, AlbertaMillet in a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately south of Alberta's capital city of Edmonton. The town has won nationally in the Communities in Bloom competition and markets its beautiful setting....
. Despite its large appearance, no major damage or injuries were reported, although power was out for a few hours in the vicinity and lightning ignited a range fire west of the airport. - July 29, Gander Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorGander Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorGander Bay is a collection of communities along Route 330 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The communities include Clarke's Head, Victoria Cove and Stoneville....
. An F0 tornado touched down in Wing's Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, crossed over to Main Point, and flipped a few skidoo trailers over before dissipitating. One of very few to strike Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. - July 31, A suspected tornado flattens fields and demolishes a farm yard near Cupar, SaskatchewanCupar, Saskatchewan-See also:* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan-External links:* *...
north of ReginaRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
. - August 3, A tornado touches down in the community of Black River Bridge, New Brunswick. Tree damage and large hail reported.
- August 3, A F2 tornado touches down in the White Rapids area of New Brunswick. The destruction of several farm buildings coupled with the cyclone signature that was recognized on the Doppler radar led officials to confirm a tornado. Besides the wind, rain and lightning, hailstones the size of ice-cubes pelted areas in the Miramichi.
2008
- May 25, At least two tornadoes touch down in ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. One was reported near AltonaAltona, ManitobaAltona is a predominantly Mennonite town in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. Much of the surrounding area is devoted to farming and agriculture-based business. Its...
. No damage was reported. - May 31, A tornado touches down in Niverville, ManitobaNiverville, ManitobaNiverville is a small town in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located 28.6 km south of the Perimeter Highway which encircles the provincial capital, Winnipeg. This primarily farming community has seen an influx of people moving from the city looking to raise a family outside of the 'big...
. No deaths,injuries or damage. - June 6, An F1 tornadoJune 2008 tornado outbreak sequenceThe June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence was a series of tornado outbreaks affecting most of central and eastern North America from June 3–11, 2008. 192 tornadoes were confirmed, along with widespread straight–line wind wind damage. Seven people were killed from a direct result of...
was detected in Echo Bay in Algoma DistrictAlgoma District, OntarioAlgoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858 comprising territory as far west as Minnesota...
at roughly 10:00 PM local time. A roof was torn off a warehouse and damage to a tractor dealership was caused. - June 6, A weak tornado touches down near Heisler, AlbertaHeisler, AlbertaHeisler is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 23 km south of Daysland and 20 km north of Forestburg.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Heisler according to its 2010 municipal census is 150....
southeast of EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. Minor property damage was reported. - June 8, A possible tornado was detected by doppler radar near Highway 402 in the Strathroy area in the late afternoon as strong storms moved through Southeastern Michigan and into Southwestern Ontario. Three tornadoes in Ontario. F1 tornado was detected in RuthvenRuthven, OntarioRuthven, Ontario is a hamlet of roughly 400 residents in the township of Kingsville, Ontario. It is located at the intersection of Essex County Roads 34 and 45, but recent developments have extended the community to Highway 3 and down southwards along CR 45 to meet with the community of Seacliff,...
, near KingsvilleKingsville, OntarioThe Town of Kingsville is located in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, and is Canada's southernmost municipality with town status. According to the 2006 census, the population of Kingsville is 20,908.-Geography:...
and LeamingtonLeamington, OntarioLeamington is a municipality in Essex County, southern Ontario, Canada, and has a population of 31,113. It includes Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the...
. Other tornadoes touched down near Lucan, Ontario and BrantfordBrantford, OntarioBrantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...
. - June 9, A weak tornado touches down near Morris, ManitobaMorris, ManitobaMorris is a small town of about 1700 people in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba, Canada, located about 50 km south of Winnipeg and 50 km north of Emerson. Morris is host to the annual Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition. Highway 75 which turns in to Interstate 29 is the major highway...
. No injuries or deaths were reported. - June 10, A tornado touches down west of EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
near WabamunWabamun, AlbertaWabamun is a village located west of Edmonton in central Alberta, Canada.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Wabamun according to its 2009 municipal census is 662....
. - June 22, A small rope-type tornado touches down in Bryanston, Ontario near St. Marys, OntarioSt. Marys, OntarioSt. Marys is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Thames River southwest of Stratford in Perth County, and surrounded by the Township of Perth South. The town is also known by its nickname, "The Stone Town", due to the abundance of limestone in the surrounding area, giving...
. Close up video of the tornado, taken less than a mile away, was captured just east of Bryanston, Ontario. Another video captured the tornado as seen from a LondonLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
apartment, looking north. The twister damaged a large pig barn, and uprooted several trees. Video of the path can be seen here. - June 22, A weak tornado touches down near Viking, AlbertaViking, Alberta- Notable people :*Cory Clouston - former head coach of the Ottawa Senators*Don Mazankowski - former cabinet minister under Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney...
. It damaged some properties including uprooted trees, a damaged fence and tore apart a shed. - June 27, Five tornadoes touch down in ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. They were reported near GladstoneGladstone, ManitobaGladstone is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 34 within the boundaries of the Rural Municipality of Westbourne...
, Neepawa, Arden, WestbourneWestbourne, ManitobaWestbourne is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Gladstone lies within its borders.-External links:*...
and MacGregor areas. - July 1, A massive super-cell thunderstorm dumps an estimated 50mm of rain in an hour in Lethbridge, AB causing massive flooding over the entire city and hundreds of homes suffer basement flooding caused by massive sewer backups.
- July 6, A weak tornado touches down north of Airdrie, AlbertaAirdrie, AlbertaAirdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership . Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been...
. There was no report of damage or injuries. - July 7, A tornado touches down just west of Turtle Mountain Provincial ParkTurtle Mountain Provincial ParkTurtle Mountain Provincial Park is a provincial park located in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Within it is the Adam Lake and Max Lake campgrounds. The Park is known for its bike trails, fishing, back country cabins and canoe routes...
in Manitoba, damaging docks and sinking boats. No injuries or fatalities. - July 10, A F1 tornado briefly touches down in the Shipshaw area of SaguenaySaguenay, QuebecSaguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....
. - July 10, At least three tornadoes touch down in southeastern SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
during severe storms. They were reported near DafoeDafoeDafoe is a family name, see*Allan Roy Dafoe , Canadian obstetrician*Byron Dafoe , Canadian hockey player*Colin Scott Dafoe , Canadian surgeon*Frances Dafoe , Canadian figure skater...
, Kandahar, SaskatchewanKandahar, SaskatchewanKandahar is a small hamlet on Highway 16 near Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada, named by Canadian Pacific Railway executives in the late 19th century for a British military victory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In 1925, Kandahar was listed as a Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Station on the Minnedosa,...
, Dollard, SaskatchewanDollard, SaskatchewanDollard is a small village situated on the historic Red Coat Trail in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 13 km west of the town of Shaunavon and 21 km east of the town of Eastend...
and StoughtonStoughton, SaskatchewanStoughton is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. A small police service, the Stoughton Police Service no longer exists and is now in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to provide policing service to the town and surrounding area.-Demographics:...
Damage was also reported in CarlyleCarlyle, Saskatchewan-Entertainment:The Bear Claw Casino & Hotel is located near Carlyle.The Shackshakers is a recording musical group that was formed in Carlyle by Shawn Nagy in 1988.-Climate:-Notable people:* Brenden Morrow - hockey player* Eliza Beatty - Silver Cross Mother...
where high winds triggered a gas leak at a greenhouse forcing evacuations and a Home HardwareHome HardwareHome Hardware is a privately held Canadian home improvement, construction materials, and furniture retailer. Co-founded in 1964 by Walter Hachborn and headquartered in St...
stores roof was ripped off in a storm in Yorkton. - July 14, A possible tornado touches down west of Battleford, Saskatchewan.
- July 15, A tornado touches down east of the small town of Vulcan, AlbertaVulcan, AlbertaVulcan is a town located midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge on Highway 23, in the prairies of southern Alberta, Canada. The population of the town was 1,940 in 2006, and the population of the county, which is also named Vulcan, was 3,718. The town's economy is mainly tourism and...
ripping two graineries of their concrete base on a farm.
- July 19, A waterspout touches down on Turtle Lake in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
north of the Battlefords Another tornado was reported near Dundurn, SaskatchewanDundurn, Saskatchewan-Sites of interest:Blackstrap Provincial park and Blackstrap Ski Hill a conservation area with man made lake as well as a man made mountain is located 7 kilometers or 5 miles to the east of town. In 1969, 1970 Mount Blackstrap was constructed to host the 1971 Canada Winter Games which were awarded...
south of SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344.... - July 23, Two waterspoutWaterspoutA waterspout is an intense columnar vortex that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water. While it is often weaker than most of its land counterparts, stronger versions spawned by mesocyclones do occur...
s form over the St-Lawrence River in the MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
area, one in the Port of MontrealPort of MontréalThe Port of Montreal, is a port located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the St Lawrence river. It one of the largest inland ports in the world, it is the second busiest port in Canada , and it is one of the busiest ports in North America....
area, visible from a large area of the island. - July 26, A F1 (possibly an F2) tornado touched down near the town of Coboconk, OntarioCoboconk, OntarioCoboconk is a community in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the south-central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. The village lies at the junction of Highway 35 and former Highway 48, on the northern tip of Balsam Lake, the highest point on the Trent–Severn Waterway...
at around 2:45pm. Severe weather warnings were in effect at the time of the tornado. - July 27, At least four tornadoes touch down in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
near Chamberlin and GirvinGirvin, Saskatchewan-Girvin Pump house:Built in the 1906, it is known as the only pump house in Saskatchewan making it a Provincial historic site of Saskatchewan on September 14, 1994, the pump house was constructed to provide access to water for horses used to haul grain to Girvin....
, north of ReginaRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, and RadissonRadisson, Saskatchewan-Transportation:The community is served by Radisson Airport which is located adjacent to Radisson.- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan-External links:*...
and LanghamLangham, Saskatchewan-Neighboring Communities:Rural Saskatchewan is known for the support that communities give each other in the form of attending community activities, sharing sport teams, and building friendships among children and adults from neighboring towns and cities. Communities that surround Langham include...
, north of SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, on a night where tornado warnings and watches kept popping up. - August 26, A tornado touches down at a golf course north of Prince Albert, SaskatchewanPrince Albert, SaskatchewanPrince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
injuring six. - September 1, Reports of a twister touching down near La Broquerie, ManitobaLa Broquerie, ManitobaLa Broquerie is an unincorporated urban community in Manitoba. It is located approximately 70 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg, at the confluence of highways 210, 302 and 52...
prompted several tornado warnings from Environment Canada Monday afternoon and on the ground for about three minutes.
2009
- April 25, At a surprisingly early date in the spring, an F0 tornado touched down in the west end of urbanized Ottawa, Ontario, at around 7:00 PM, after very early season heat 30C. Despite the weakness of the tornado, some roofs detached from houses, and trees and electricity poles broke, causing electrical shortages in an areas stretching from Britianna Bay in the west to Carlington Heights to the east. The damage path was up to 150m wide before lifting. In GatineauGatineauGatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, severe damage was reported, including detached roofs from a school in Gatineau sector and a commercial building in Hull sector, as well as many trees and electricity poles falling down, which were more likely the results of a microburstMicroburstA microburst is a very localized column of sinking air, producing damaging divergent and straight-line winds at the surface that are similar to, but distinguishable from, tornadoes, which generally have convergent damage. There are two types of microbursts: wet microbursts and dry microbursts...
or strong winds alone, as no tornado has been reported by witnesses. The same storm system also caused a minor F0 tornado in WindsorWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, ripping part of the roof off of the local CUPE union hallTrade unionA trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
, damaging some windows on neighbouring homes, and blowing out the windows on an automobile in the union hall's parking lot. The funnel cloud was first spotted over the western part of Windsor, near the University of WindsorUniversity of WindsorThe University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
, drifting southeast. Damage is reported to be low, with no injuries or deaths. - May 22, Near Warren, Maintoba north of WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
two tornado sightings were spotted around 1:00pm local time. One of the two has been said to have touched down. Little damage to none has been reported. - June 1, Brought Southern Manitoba's first major storm in spring. Unconfirmed tornado reported in Winnipeg near the McPhillips Athletic. Many trees toppled on houses and a semi flipped over on the Portage Ave and Perimeter Highway. By Dauphin there were reports of a large funnel cloud but Environment Canada said the funnel cloud did not touch down or cause any damage.
- June 25, A tornado touches down near Provost, AlbertaProvost, AlbertaProvost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border....
causing a crash between two semi trucks. - June 25, Malahide Township, Ontario near London, Ontario a F2 tornado rips apart a house while a woman was blow-drying her hair. She escaped unharmed however. A second tornado strikes near Avon, Ontario 15 km west of Tillsonburg, OntarioTillsonburg, OntarioTillsonburg is a town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.Tillsonburg is a town of 14,822 located about 50 kilometres southeast of London, on Highway 3 at the junction of Highway 19 the closest route to Highway 401 at Ingersoll, Ontario...
destroying a house and many barns. - June 30, A tornado touches down and destroys several farm buildings southeast of North Battleford, SaskatchewanNorth Battleford, SaskatchewanIn the late 2000s a large number of Ruthenians have emigrated to Canada, concentrating in North Battleford.-History:Prior to European settlement, the Battlefords area was home to several aboriginal groups...
. Another tornado was reported near Hafford, SaskatchewanHafford, Saskatchewan-Education:The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa...
. - July 4, A brief funnel cloud was spotted by many residences in the Swan River, ManitobaSwan River, Manitoba-Economy:The economic base of the town lies in agriculture and forestry along with support industries for same.Almost fifty percent of the surrounding area is under cultivation, most of which is seeded to cereal grain, oilseeds, and other specialty crops. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, and canola...
area and touch down causing a dust devil. Many residences also say it touch down in pure day light and non-treating weather. - July 4, A tornado touches down near Red Deer, AlbertaRed Deer, AlbertaRed Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
causing minimal damage and no injuries. - July 9, A F2 tornado touches down in a resort on the shores of Lac Seul near Ear FallsEar Falls, OntarioEar Falls is a small settlement and township located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, on the right bank of the English River near the outlet of Lac Seul...
in northwestern Ontario. It damages trees and a few structures, including a cabin, which was lifted into Lac Seul. Three men are killed. All three were visitors from Oklahoma on a fishing retreat. At least 5 others from Wisoncsin in adjacents camps were injured. - July 11, A F1 tornado touched down in Boisbriand, QuebecBoisbriand, QuebecBoisbriand is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville.The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located within the city limits...
, just west of Montreal, causing damage to houses, about 40 mature trees and a municipal nature interpretation centre, which was damaged by trees. Another tornado touched down in Mirabel that day, causing no damage and was rated F0. - July 15, An F4 (mesured as EF4 in M-IS) touched down in Jockliffe, M-IS around 7:00PM. The single tornado killed 26 people, making it one of the biggest killer single tornadoes in Canada. It was part of a larger tornado outbreakTornado outbreakWhile there is no single agreed upon definition, generally at least 6-10 tornadoes produced by the same synoptic scale weather system is considered a tornado outbreak. The tornadoes usually occur within the same day, or continue into the early morning hours of the succeeding day, and within the...
, which killed 38 people in total in 3 M-IS counties. Major devastation was found in several places, as many houses, buildings and other utility were destroyed. - August 4, An F2 tornado, the most intense Quebec tornado since the August 4 Aylmer tornado of 1994, touches down in Mont-LaurierMont-Laurier, QuebecMont-Laurier is a town and incorporated municipality in northwest Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Rivière du Lièvre, a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the “Capital of the Haute-Laurentides”, the motto of the town is Laurus elationis praemium, which translates to “Lift the...
and AumondAumond, QuebecAumond is a township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality.The township is named after Colonel Joseph-Ignace Aumond , a native of l'Assomption, who was one of the major timber merchants of the Ottawa Valley in the nineteenth century...
in western Quebec, just east of Ottawa. As well as many uprooted trees, more than 40 homes were severely damaged in Mont-Laurier, and a home in Aumond was torn off its foundation. A cameraman for CFCF-TVCFCF-TVCFCF-DT is a CTV-owned and operated station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
and a helicopter pilot were killed a day later while gathering aerial footage of the damage. - August 20, Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009The Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009 was a series of severe thunderstorms that spawned numerous tornadoes in Southwestern Ontario, Central Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area on August 20, 2009, and was the largest single-day tornado outbreak in Ontario history and the largest in...
Eighteen confirmed tornadoes touched down in Ontario, the largest tornado outbreak in Canadian history.- DurhamDurham, OntarioDurham is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Durham is located near the base of the Bruce Peninsula.-Location:...
to MarkdaleMarkdale, OntarioMarkdale is a community in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.Markdale was first settled in 1846 and originally called East Glenelg, after a nearby township. In 1864, it was renamed Cornabus after the Islay, Scotland hometown of then-postmaster Donald MacDuffie...
, F2, 36 km path, one death and many serious injuries when conservation area gate house was picked up and thrown on a tent filled with people, major structural damage to buildings - Clarksburg, F2, clear video shows this tornado coming down from the Blue Mountains through a golf resort and then moving toward the open waters of Georgian BayGeorgian BayGeorgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...
. - VaughanVaughanVaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
F2, 3.5 kilometer path through the Woodbridge neighborhood - VaughanVaughanVaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
F2, 2.7 kilometer path through the Maple neighborhood. This and the Woodbridge neighborhood tornado prompted a State of Emergency in Vaughan, with hundreds of homes damaged, several requiring demolition - NewmarketNewmarket, OntarioNewmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...
, F1 - MiltonMilton, OntarioMilton is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Milton received a tremendous amount of awareness following the release of the results of the 2006 Census, which indicated that Milton is the fastest growing municipality in the Greater Golden...
, F1 - Moonstone, F0
- Ril Lake, F1
- Dollars Lake, F0
- GravenhurstGravenhurst, OntarioGravenhurst is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately south of Bracebridge, Ontario. The mayor is Paisley Donaldson...
, F1, 10 km path - New Lowel to EdenvaleEdenvale, OntarioThe former Village of Edenvale is a ghost town in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was located on Ontario Highway 26 in Springwater Township, along the Nottawasaga River, in Simcoe County...
, F1, 12.6 kilometer path - Haliburton, F1
- Haliburton Forest, F1
- Redstone Lake, F0
- Arnstein probable "'F1"' tornado, which began as a waterspout in Lake NipissingLake NipissingLake Nipissing is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has a surface area of , a mean elevation of above sea level, and is located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Excluding the Great Lakes, Lake Nipissing is the fifth-largest lake in Ontario. It is relatively shallow for a...
before becoming a tornado on land. - Carlow/MayoCarlow/Mayo, OntarioCarlow/Mayo is a township in northern Hastings County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 by the amalgamation of the townships of Carlow and Mayo....
, "'F1"' tornado - Rice LakeRice Lake, OntarioRice Lake is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Rice Township in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, east of the border with the province of Manitoba.Rice Lake railway station is in the community...
, F1 - OronoOrono, OntarioOrono is a community in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Highway 35/115, approximately a 45 minute drive east of Toronto.-History:...
, F0
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2010- June 6, At 2:37–4:30 am an F2 tornado went from HarrowHarrow, OntarioHarrow is a community located in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.Hiram Walker, of Canadian Club Whisky fame is credited with putting Harrow on the map. Walker built the railroad, which then brought grain from the South end of the County into the city for use in his distillery...
, through KingsvilleKingsville, OntarioThe Town of Kingsville is located in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, and is Canada's southernmost municipality with town status. According to the 2006 census, the population of Kingsville is 20,908.-Geography:...
and Leamington, OntarioLeamington, OntarioLeamington is a municipality in Essex County, southern Ontario, Canada, and has a population of 31,113. It includes Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the...
, before dissipating near Point Pelee National ParkPoint Pelee National Park-See also:*National Parks of Canada*List of National Parks of Canada*Long Point-External links:**...
. It uprooted trees and downed power poles. Areas along the coast of Lake Erie were damaged. Ten houses and one mobile home were completely destroyed, numerous cars were crushed and destroyed by falling trees, and a large moving van was flipped onto its side by the tornado and downburstDownburstA downburst is created by an area of significantly rain-cooled air that, after reaching ground level, spreads out in all directions producing strong winds. Unlike winds in a tornado, winds in a downburst are directed outwards from the point where it hits land or water...
-caused straight-line winds, but, there were 0 deaths and 1 indirect injury. Canadian stations (such as CBET-TV and CHWI-TVCHWI-TVCHWI-DT is a Canadian television station owned by Bell Media. It is part of the CTV Two system. The station is licensed to Wheatley, Ontario, but operates out of Windsor. CHWI also has offices in Chatham....
) provided no warning, and the only notices that residents received of any serious weather were from Detroit stations WXYZ-TVWXYZ-TVWXYZ-TV, channel 7, is an ABC-affiliated television station in Detroit, Michigan, USA. WXYZ-TV is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, and is the media company's largest-market TV station property...
, WJBK-TV, and WDIV-TVWDIV-TVWDIV-TV, virtual channel 4, is an NBC-affiliated television station based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned by Post-Newsweek Stations and is the flagship station and home base of the group with the offices of the group located alongside WDIV's studios; the "Local" branding now...
. - June 6, An F1 touched down in eastern Ontario, near the villages of Dalkeith and Ste-Anne-de-Prescott close to the QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
border. - June 21, Two weak tornadoes touch down near LimerickLimerick, SaskatchewanLimerick is a small village in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada. The population of Limerick is approximately 150. It is about 150 km north of the US border and a few km from the towns of Lafleche and Gravelbourg. The village is named after the Irish city of Limerick.-External links:*****...
and AvonleaAvonlea, SaskatchewanAvonlea is a village in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 60 km southwest of Regina.- Demographics :History of the area can be found at ....
in Saskatchen. - June 22, A possible tornado destroyed a garage and ripped a roof off a house in WoodlandsWoodlands, Manitoba-External links:*...
about 60 km north of WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. - June 23, Two confirmed tornadoes touched down near the town of Midland, OntarioMidland, OntarioMidland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport. It is the main town of the southern Georgian Bay area...
. The first tornado was rated an F2 and it touched down at approx. 6:30 pm near the Rowntree Beach area and ended near WaubausheneTay, OntarioTay is a township in Central Ontario, Canada, located in the southern Georgian Bay region. Tay, like many other townships in the surrounding area such as Tiny Township was named after one of the several dogs owned by Sir Peregrine Maitland's wife....
, a length of 25 kilometers. A second tornado rated an F1 spawned from the same thunderstormThunderstormA thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, a lightning storm, thundershower or simply a storm is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder. The meteorologically assigned cloud type associated with the...
, touched down around 7 pm just west of Washago. Its path lasted 12 kilometers. Tornado Warnings did go off 12 minutes before the first tornado struck, leaving some residents unprepared. In addition a Red AlertRed Alert-Warning systems:Notable warning systems that use red alerts are:* The Homeland Security Advisory System * The BIKINI state * An emergency broadcast bullentin used by the Emergency Management of Ontario, in Ontario, Canada-Music:...
was even issued by the Emergency Management of Ontario in a huge swath of Central Ontario. Both twisters left 15 people injured, 8 seriously. There were no fatalities. That same evening after 9 pm, storms tracked through the WindsorWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
-Essex CountyEssex County, OntarioEssex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The administrative seat is Essex...
area, where a microburstMicroburstA microburst is a very localized column of sinking air, producing damaging divergent and straight-line winds at the surface that are similar to, but distinguishable from, tornadoes, which generally have convergent damage. There are two types of microbursts: wet microbursts and dry microbursts...
caused damage near Colchester, Ontario destroying a party tent and part of a garage, with funnel clouds and a possible tornado reported in the rural areas of the Town of EssexEssex, OntarioEssex is a town with a population of 20,032 in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, whose municipal borders extend to Lake Erie. Essex is also the name of the largest community within the municipality. The present mayor is Ron McDermott...
, these tornadoes came on the same day just hours after Central Canada was rocked by an earthquake2010 Central Canada earthquakeThe 2010 Central Canada earthquake was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred in Central Canada on June 23, 2010, at about 13:41:41 EDT and lasted about 30 seconds....
. - June 23, A confirmed tornado touched down near Rosser, MB but with little damage. Funnel clouds were also spotted near Marquette and ElieElie, ManitobaElie is the largest community in the Rural Municipality of Cartier in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The town of approximately 550 people is located approximately west of Winnipeg along the Trans-Canada Highway. The Assiniboine River forms the northern boundary of the municipality of...
coming a day before the third anniversary of the F5 Elie tornado. - June 24, A possible tornado touched down near Wilkie, SaskatchewanWilkie, SaskatchewanWilkie is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada located at Section 5, Township 40, Range 19, west of the 3rd Meridian .On February 2, 1907, the first post office was established with the name Glenlogan at Section 4, Township 40, Range 19, west of the 3rd Meridian. The post office changed names on October...
- June 25, A unconfirmed tornado touched down near Oxbow, SaskatchewanOxbow, SaskatchewanOxbow is a Canadian town in the southeast of the province of Saskatchewan.-Basic information:According to the 2006 Canadian census, the town's population is 1,139; the town's area is 3.10 square km; and population density is 366.8 per square km....
, damaging a farm. - June 27, An early-afternoon repeat of June 23, severe thunderstorms form in Southeast MichiganSoutheast MichiganSoutheast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro...
and track towards Windsor, spawning a minor tornado from EssexEssex, OntarioEssex is a town with a population of 20,032 in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, whose municipal borders extend to Lake Erie. Essex is also the name of the largest community within the municipality. The present mayor is Ron McDermott...
to roughly Staples, with a second forming near CottamCottam, OntarioCottam is a small unincorporated community within the town of Kingsville, Ontario in Canada. The community's population is around 300, and has a branch of the Essex County Library and a United Church.- Neighborhoods :...
, in Central Essex CountyEssex County, OntarioEssex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The administrative seat is Essex...
. - June 28, Two F0 tornadoes touched down in the Montreal region, one in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, on Montreal's West Island, and one in Mascouche, east of the city. Many funnel clouds were also spotted in the area(s).
- June 29, A confirmed tornado touched down near Whitecourt, AlbertaWhitecourt, AlbertaWhitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....
, northwest of EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. No damage was reported. - July 2, An F3 tornado tore through the Kawacatoose Reserve near Raymore, SaskatchewanRaymore, Saskatchewan-References:...
. Some homes on the reserve were demolished, with several others sustaining damage. It also leveled farmhouses and farms west of the town. It left a half-kilometre-wide path that was 45 kilometers long. No lives were lost, but some people received broken bones, cuts and bruises. It was stated that the tornado could have possibly been on the ground for an hour. - July 13, A confirmed tornado touched down 20 kilometers east of Carman, ManitobaCarman, ManitobaCarman is a small Agricultural town of about 2,900 people that lies in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba. Carman is located at the junction of Highways 3 and 13, just 40 minutes southwest of Winnipeg . It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Dufferin...
. No rating was given for the twister, as no damage was reported. - July 17, An F0 tornado hit the community of Saint-Lazare, QuebecSaint-Lazare, QuebecSaint-Lazare, also known as Saint-Lazare-de-Vaudreuil, is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges....
, near MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. The tornado damaged some homes, and toppled trees. Two people were also struck by lightning associated with the storm. - July 22, An unconfirmed tornado touched down just north of Regina, SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
. No damage was reported. - July 23, An F0 tornado touched down in Amherstburg, OntarioAmherstburg, OntarioAmherstburg is a Canadian town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario. It is approximately south of the U.S...
around 7 pm. The path was around a kilometer long and 100 meters wide. Damage included multiple trees down, shingles ripped from roofs and some small buildings damaged, including one where the roof was torn off and blown a few yards away. There were no injuries reported. The same system also caused a downburstDownburstA downburst is created by an area of significantly rain-cooled air that, after reaching ground level, spreads out in all directions producing strong winds. Unlike winds in a tornado, winds in a downburst are directed outwards from the point where it hits land or water...
in Kingsville, OntarioKingsville, OntarioThe Town of Kingsville is located in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, and is Canada's southernmost municipality with town status. According to the 2006 census, the population of Kingsville is 20,908.-Geography:...
. Another tornado may have touched down near Ruthven, OntarioRuthven, OntarioRuthven, Ontario is a hamlet of roughly 400 residents in the township of Kingsville, Ontario. It is located at the intersection of Essex County Roads 34 and 45, but recent developments have extended the community to Highway 3 and down southwards along CR 45 to meet with the community of Seacliff,...
, although nothing has been confirmed. - July 25, Two confirmed tornadoes were spotted near the town of Lanigan, SaskatchewanLanigan, SaskatchewanLanigan is a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, at the intersection of TransCanada Yellowhead Highway 16 and Highway 20, approximately 117 km east of Saskatoon and 170 km north of Regina.-Famous people:...
, southeast of Saskatoon. Two more tornadoes touched down near the town of Humboldt, SaskatchewanHumboldt, SaskatchewanHumboldt is a Canadian city located in the province of Saskatchewan, 113 km east of Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 20. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Humboldt No...
. Most damage came from the golf-ball-sized hail associated with the storms, which destroyed several crops in the area. - July 26, A confirmed tornado touched down near Oakbank, ManitobaOakbank, ManitobaOakbank is a small community in Manitoba, Canada located about 15 km east of the provincial capital Winnipeg, in the Rural Municipality of Springfield. It has a population of about 3,000 persons and serves as a dormitory town or bedroom community for Winnipeg, as a majority of the residents...
, 20 kilometers east of WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. - July 30, Around 3:20 pm, a confirmed tornado touched down northwest of Sundre, AlbertaSundre, AlbertaSundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Mountain View County, northwest from Calgary, along the Cowboy Trail in the Canadian Rockies foothills....
, 120 kilometers northwest of Calgary. There were reports of heavy rain and large hail, but no damage. Another possible tornado touched down 50 kilometers southwest of Water Valley, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, but was not confirmed. - August 22, A tornado was reported southwest of Grande Prairie, AlbertaGrande Prairie, AlbertaGrande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...
.
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- April 27, Environment Canada confirmed that an F0 tornado touched down near the town of Fergus, OntarioFergus, OntarioFergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River about 25 km north of Guelph.-History:...
. Multiple trees were blown over, siding was torn from buildings and possibly a large air conditioning unit was thrown from the roof of a retail store. The tornado spawned from a series of severe thunderstorms that swept across Southern Ontario. The towns of KitchenerKitchener, OntarioThe City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
and Waterloo, OntarioWaterloo, OntarioWaterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
also reported some wind damage, but no tornado was confirmed for those areas. - May 28, A tornado touched down briefly about 10 kilometers south of WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
at about 5:30 p.m in St. Adolphe, Manitoba. The twister was likely an F0, but was not confirmed. It touched down in a field, lifted some debris and then dissipated. - June 2, A weak F0 tornado was spotted northwest of Shaunavon, SaskatchewanShaunavon, SaskatchewanThe town of Shaunavon is situated in Southwest Saskatchewan at the junction of Highways 37 and 13. It is 110 kilometres from Swift Current, 163 kilometres from the Alberta border and 74 kilometres from the Montana border. Shaunavon was established in 1913 and settled along a railroad line...
as severe thunderstorms hit the area. Saskatchewan RCMP reported damage to graineriesGranaryA granary is a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed. In ancient or primitive granaries, pottery is the most common use of storage in these buildings. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals.-Early origins:From ancient times grain...
in the area, and several power lines were toppled. Quarter-sized hailHailHail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms...
was also spotted with the weather system. - June 23, An F0 tornado briefly touched down near the Ottawa RiverOttawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
and moved towards Aylmer, QuebecAylmer, QuebecAylmer is a former city in Quebec, Canada. It became a sector of the City of Gatineau on January 1, 2002. Located on the Ottawa River and Route 148 it is a part of the National Capital Region. The population in 2006 was 41 882 — approx. 16% of Gatineau...
. No damage was reported. - June 23, A possible tornado was sighted near Fox Valley, SaskatchewanFox Valley, SaskatchewanFox Valley is a village in south western Saskatchewan, Canada. Fox Valley is located just off Highway 21, 64 kilometres north of Maple Creek and south of Leader. The early settlers of the village and surrounding area included a large number of Germans from Russia...
, about 325 km southwest of Saskatoon. Damage was reported to a hardware store and some city roads. Power lines were also knocked down. Hail from nickel size to golf ball size were reported around the area. - July 7, Multiple tornadoes touched down in central AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
Thursday evening from very strong thunderstorms that swept across the province. One touched down near the town of BergenBergen, AlbertaBergen is an unincorporated community in the northwest quadrant of Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada. The community and its surrounding rural area is recognized as a rural neighbourhood by Mountain View County under the same name....
, and the others near the towns of Olds and BowdenBowden, AlbertaBowden is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Red Deer County, south of Red Deer, on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.- Geography :Nearby communities are Innisfail , James River Bridge , Huxley and Olds ....
. One of the hardest hit areas was near InnisfailInnisfail, AlbertaInnisfail is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54....
, where three farms were damaged. A 180000 square feet (16,722.5 m²) riding area was also destroyed. There were also reports of hail the size of softballs causing damage to cars and houses. There are multiple videos from these storms on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and one can be seen here. - July 13, A weak F0 tornado touched down in southwestern Calgary. It was originally classified a funnel cloud by Environment Canada, but amateur video of the event showed it was a tornado.
- July 18, Around 6pm, a tornado was reported about 15 km north of Big River, SaskatchewanBig River, Saskatchewan-External links:...
. Multiple funnel clouds were also reported around the same time. - July 20, An F1 tornado touched down between SaguenaySaguenay, QuebecSaguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....
and Quebec City, Quebec. Winds were strong enough to pick up a moving car off the highway. - July 23, An F2 tornado touched down southeast of Wyoming, Ontario, and carved a path a half kilometer wide and 11 km long. It dissipated just south of Watford, after blowing over eight steel transmission towers and also knocking down several hydro poles. Other damage reports included several trees snapped off and buildings moved from their foundations. One barn was completely destroyed.
- August 6, An F1 tornado touched down in the village of Sainte-Elisabeth-de-Proulx, Quebec, roughly 300 km northeast of Quebec City. Multiple cottages were damaged, and trees uprooted. Environment Canada is also looking into another possible tornado in the Saint-Ludge-de-MilotSaint-Ludger-de-Milot, QuebecSaint-Ludger-de-Milot is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 727 * Population in 2001: 764* Population in 1996: 752* Population in 1991: 721...
area. - August 8, A weak F0 tornado occurred in the town of Plattsville, Ontario, about 18 km southwest of KitchenerKitchener, OntarioThe City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. There was no damage reported. - August 16, Four F1 tornadoes touched down in the heavily wooded areas of Northwestern Ontario. The first occurred near Dryden, OntarioDryden, OntarioDryden is the second-largest city in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on Wabigoon Lake. It is the smallest community in the province of Ontario designated as a city...
, leaving a 24 km trail. The second touched down about 30 km northwest of Sioux LookoutSioux Lookout, OntarioSioux Lookout is a town in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 5,336 and an elevation of 1280 ft / 390 m. Known locally as the "Hub of the North", it is serviced by the Sioux Lookout Airport, Highway 72, and the Sioux Lookout railway station...
, leaving a 12 km path. The third was confirmed in the Ear FallsEar Falls, OntarioEar Falls is a small settlement and township located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, on the right bank of the English River near the outlet of Lac Seul...
-Wenesaga Lake area, about 100 km north of DrydenDryden, OntarioDryden is the second-largest city in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on Wabigoon Lake. It is the smallest community in the province of Ontario designated as a city...
. It left a very small path of 1 km. The fourth F1 also touched down in Ear FallsEar Falls, OntarioEar Falls is a small settlement and township located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, on the right bank of the English River near the outlet of Lac Seul...
, near Gerry Lake, leaving a 2 km path. All 4 tornadoes were given the F1 rating because of the amount of tree damage, and lack of structural damage. - August 21, An F3 tornado hit Goderich, Ontario2011 Goderich, Ontario tornadoThe 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado was caused by an isolated supercell which tore across Huron County, Ontario on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, 2011. Beginning as a tornadic waterspout over Lake Huron, the tornado ripped through the lakeside town of Goderich severely damaging the historic...
. In the late afternoon, a supercell storm formed and intensified over Lake HuronLake HuronLake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
, spawning a waterspoutWaterspoutA waterspout is an intense columnar vortex that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water. While it is often weaker than most of its land counterparts, stronger versions spawned by mesocyclones do occur...
which came ashore and passed directly through the heart GoderichGoderich, OntarioGoderich is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario and is the county seat of Huron County. The town was founded by William "Tiger" Dunlop in 1827. First laid out in 1828, the town is named after Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, who was British prime minister at the time. The town...
. At its widest over downtown, the tornado was estimated to be 1.5 km across, and its path was an estimated 20 km long. It caused devastating damage to the town's port and historic downtown center, as well as to several blocks of residential homes. Approximately forty people were injured and one person was killed by the tornado, Ontario's strongest since 1996. - August 21, A very weak F1 tornado also occurred in the west end of Gananoque, OntarioGananoque, OntarioGananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,287 year-round residents in the Canada 2006 Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, Gananoque's most...
, twisting trees and demolishing a shed. The track was close to 1.5 km before it dissipated. - August 24, Two confirmed F1 tornadoes touched dowin through southwestern OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, after a line of severe storms swept through the province. The first touched down in the town of Little Corners, near CambridgeCambridge, OntarioCambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
and left a 15 km path to Burlington, OntarioBurlington, OntarioBurlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
. The second touched down 6 km west of Nairn, Ontario and left a 10 km trail before it dissipated. A third F0 tornado also touched down in the southwestern part of Grey County, near Neustadt, Ontario. The track was around 3 km long and left damage mostly to trees. - September 3, Environment Canada confirmed that an F0 tornado occurred just west of the town of Grimsby, OntarioGrimsby, OntarioGrimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby is a part of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. The majority of residents reside in the area bounded by Lake Ontario and the Niagara escarpment...
. A large gazeboGazeboA gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal, that may be built, in parks, gardens, and spacious public areas. Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides; they provide shade, shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest...
was destroyed and a number of large branches were knocked from trees. The path of damage was close to 2 km long, and the maximum witdh was around 300 metres. No injuries were reported. - September 4, An F0 tornado hit the western part of Trois-Rivieres, QuebecTrois-Rivières, QuebecTrois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour...
in the early evening hours. Damage reports indicated that trees were uprooted, roofs torn off and power was knocked out. The tornado did not last long and there were not injuries reported. - September 18, An unconfirmed tornado was spotted east of Winnipeg, Manitoba. No damage was reported, and the twister did not last very long.
See also
- List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
- Fujita scaleFujita scaleThe Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
- Enhanced Fujita scaleEnhanced Fujita ScaleThe Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...
- Enhanced Fujita scale
- List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
- Tornado mythsTornado mythsDespite the fact that many misconceptions about tornadoes are no longer prevalent, many still remain. This can be attributed to many factors, including stories and news reports told by people unfamiliar with tornadoes, sensationalism by news media and the presentation of incorrect information in...
- Tornadoes of 2007Tornadoes of 2007This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks that occurred in 2007, primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally, particularly in parts of neighboring southern Canada during the summer season. Some tornadoes also...
External links
- Extreme Weather at the CBC.ca Archives
- Environment Canada's information page on Tornadoes (Alternate Link)
- Canadian Atlas of strong tornadoes
- List of strong tornadoes from 1879 to present
- Dan, Dan, The Weather Man's webpage of Canadian Weather Events
- Unusual Weather (Nature insolite) in Quebec (french)
- Storm Chasing association in Quebec (french)
- Tornadoes in Canada and Canada's Deadliest Tornadoes