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Canada ranks as the second country in the world with the most tornadoes per year, after the United States of America. Of the average 30 confirmed tornadoes each year, Alberta and Saskatchewan both average between 14 and 18 tornadoes per season, followed by Manitoba and Ontario with normally between 8 and 14 tornadoes per season.
August 21 - an EF0 tornado was confirmed in Fort St. John, British Columbia, damaging homes and fences. No injuries were reported. [319] August 21 - two EF0 landspout tornadoes were confirmed in Saskatchewan, near Fulda, and north of Humboldt, causing no damage. [320] August 21 - two EF0 tornadoes was confirmed in Manitoba.
July 1 - a strong F4, possibly F5 tornado struck Benson, Saskatchewan. July 6 - an F3 tornado touched down near Smiley, Saskatchewan, leaving a 10 km (6.2 mi) path and killing two people. [575] 1936. July 6 - a tornado destroyed buildings and tossed farm equipment near Lavoy, Alberta, about 100 km (62 mi) east of Edmonton. [576] 1939
The deadliest tornadoes in Canadian history were the 1912 Regina 'Cyclone' (at least 28), 1987 Edmonton 'Black Friday' Tornado (27), and the 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh Tornado (17). This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
A brief tornado tore the roof from a large machine shed, causing one of its walls to collapse, and scattered debris up to 2.5 km (1.6 mi) downstream. [8] The tornado was described as being unusual for this time of year. [9] Equally unusual is that this was the only tornado reported in Saskatchewan in 2023. [10] EF0 N of Botha: Stettler No. 6 ...
1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas, tornado (Grazulis, p. 681) 49: ... Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 1912 June 30: 28 300 F4 This is the deadliest tornado in Canada's history.
The Edmonton tornado, also known as Black Friday to Edmontonians, was a powerful, and devastating tornado that ripped through the eastern parts of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and parts of neighbouring Strathcona County on the afternoon of Friday, July 31, 1987. It was one of seven other tornadoes in central Alberta the same day.
Four destructive tornadoes hit South Florida, including an F2 tornado in Fort Myers as well as an F3 tornado that hit Fort Lauderdale. (2 significant) [73] Tornado outbreak of March 16–18, 1965: March 16–18, 1965: Great Plains - Southeastern United States - Midwest: 24: 2 fatalities, 129 injuries