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September 5 – two tornadoes were confirmed in Central Ontario after severe weather swept through the area. The first, a low-end EF0, hit Christian Island causing tree damage. [161] The second tornado was rated an EF1 and touched down in the town of Udney, about 20 km (12 mi) east of Orillia. Six farms, three houses and a community centre ...
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 tornado hit a suburb of Canada's capital Thursday, damaging more than 100 homes, authorities said. Kim Ayotte, general manager of emergency and protective services for the city of ...
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. Before April 1, 2013, the scale used to rate tornadoes in Canada was the Fujita scale. Following this day, Environment Canada started to use the Enhanced Fujita scale. [2]
A tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for most upstate counties in New York, including Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne counties. The ...
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 ...
Severe weather bulletins are issued as a watch or a warning, depending on the risk or severity of the event. Watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of severe weather, but the occurrence, location, and/or timing is still too uncertain to issue a warning. The target lead time for severe thunderstorm watches is ...
The 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado was an F3 tornado generated by an isolated supercell which unexpectedly tore across Huron County, Ontario, Canada 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 downtown ...