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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.
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 ...
This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by Environment Canada and the University of Western Ontario's Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) in Canada throughout 2023. Based on statistical modelling by Sills et al. (2012), an average of 230 tornadoes likely occur across the country each year; however, only 61 of these are actually documented annually based on 1980–2009 averages. [1]
At least one person was injured and 125 homes were damaged just south of Ottawa, Canada, after severe storms spawned tornadoes and gusty winds on Thursday. On top of the damage, the storm resulted ...
A part of the 1985 Midwest Tornado Outbreak. Longest track tornado in Canada at over 110 km. [139] 1985, May 31 1985 Rice Lake Tornado ON: F3: 0 – Rice Lake, ON – Erin, ON: A part of the 1985 Midwest Tornado Outbreak – twin tornado with Alma Tornado. F2 according to some sources. 1985, May 31 1985 Alma-Hillsburgh Tornado ON: F3: 0 –
Canada's tornado season once again proved to be hyperactive in 2022, with 117 tornadoes recorded for the second year in a row, equaling the country's highest number on record. While documented ...
List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (since 2001) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks .
The May 2022 Canadian derecho was a high-impact derecho [5] event that affected the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, Canada's most densely populated region, on May 21, 2022.. Described by meteorologists as a historic derecho and one of the most impactful thunderstorms in Canadian history, [6] [7] winds up to 190 km/h (120 mph) as well as around four tornadoes caused widespread and extensive ...