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The only officially rated F5/EF5 tornado in Canada is the 2007 Elie Tornado, however Thomas P. Grazulis of The Tornado Project has unofficially rated the 1920 Alameda-Frobisher Tornado and the 1935 Benson Tornado as F5 (neither having any official intensity ratings due to their age). The deadliest tornadoes in Canadian history were the 1912 ...
The tornado struck Glen Ewen, Saskatchewan, Elmore, Saskatchewan, Antler, North Dakota, Westhope, North Dakota, and near Souris, North Dakota. Various injuries were reported in both Elmore, Saskatchewan, and through North Dakota, including seven dead. [561] [562] [563] 1912. June 30 - Canada's deadliest twister hit Regina, Saskatchewan.
The peak season for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in Canada is in the summer months, although tornadoes in Canada have occurred in spring, fall and very rarely winter. In Canada, tornadoes are rated based on the damage they cause using a set of "Damage Indicators" which estimate wind speeds based on different levels of damage. Prior to ...
The Regina Cyclone, or Regina tornado of 1912, was a tornado that devastated the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Sunday, June 30, 1912. It remains the deadliest tornado in Canadian history with a total of 28 fatalities and about 300 people injured. At about 4:50 p.m., green funnel clouds formed and touched down south of the city ...
Outbreak produced the Candlestick Park tornado, which was an extremely violent F5 tornado or tornado family that killed 58 people and traveled 202.5 mi (325.9 km) across Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of the longest such paths on record and one of only four official F5 tornadoes to hit Mississippi.
August 14 – 1912 Saskatchewan general election: Walter Scott's Liberals win a third consecutive majority. August 17 – Circular No. 17 bans the teaching of the French language in Ontario schools. ca. December – The first session of the Saskatchewan Older Boys' Parliament (now the Saskatchewan Youth Parliament) is held.
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 ...
June 21 – two weak tornadoes touched down near Limerick and Avonlea, Saskatchewan. June 22 – a possible tornado destroyed a garage and ripped a roof off a house in Woodlands, Manitoba, about 60 km (37 mi) north of Winnipeg. June 23 – two confirmed tornadoes touched down near the town of Midland, Ontario.