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The tornado hit Regina at approximately 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 1912. The tornado formed 18 km south of the city and was roughly 150 metres wide by the time it reached Regina. The worst damage was in the residential area north of Wascana Lake and the central business district. Many buildings, both brick and wood, were entirely destroyed.
Less than 5% of tornadoes that occur in Canada are rated as F3/EF3 or higher. 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 ...
Confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, April 21, 1912 [nb 5] [nb 6] F# Location County / Parish State Time Path length Max. width Summary F3 NE of Streator to N of Coal City: LaSalle, Grundy: IL: 22:00–? 20 miles (32 km) 200 yards (180 m) Tornado swept away two farmsteads near Kinsman and Verona. Most of the 37 injuries occurred in barns and losses ...
Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY July 16, 2024 at 8:57 AM Hundreds of passengers at the two major Chicago airports were stranded and ordered to shelter in place due to possible tornados hitting the ...
Warning sirens could be heard ringing out in downtown Chicago as multiple tornadoes touched down close to the city on Wednesday 12 July. The eerie sound could be heard in footage posted by Twitter ...
Canada ranks as the country with the second most tornadoes per year, after the US. 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. Fewer than 5% of tornadoes in Canada are rated F3 or ...
At least eight tornadoes touched down in four counties in northeastern Illinois, including four in Cook County, which is home to Chicago, as officials warned people to take shelter. All departures ...
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.