Storms of 2005

June 14th, 2 tornados reported in Elmvale and Fergus.

June 9th / 10th - lines of thunderstorms roll through after a day of heavy thunderstorm activity and possible tornados.

2005 Tornado Statistics
Ratings only given to confirmed tornados
F? = confirmed via photos/video, no E.C. confirmation., F# = confirmed by E.C.

Date, Time	Time	Location	F-Rating	Info
May.13		Rodney	F0
Jun.05		Windsor	F0
Jun.08		Stratford	F0
Jun.13		Rockwood	F0
Jun.14
	?	Kincardine/Walkerton area		"An opp cruser reported a funnel on highway 9 between Kincardine and walkerton, right before his cruser was picked up and thrown right off the road.  OPP are on the sceen of a barn, multiple trees and hydro lines being broken and twisted to pieces. That is on sideroad 30 south  of brant township. Now opp saying owner distinctively saw a tornado pick up his barn and rip it apart. 20-30 or more trees down and barn is on the road where it landed." [thanks John]
	18:00	Lucan		Tornado touchdown reported by police.
	18:00	Marshville (NE of Fergus)		Tornado reported.
	20:30	Orrville (E. of Parry Sound)	F0	Confirmed tornado.  Power lines down, property damage.
	20:45	Erin (NE of Guelph)	F0
	21:00	Brant Township	F1-F2	Barn destroyed.  Trees, power lines down.
	21:00	Elmvale	F?	Tornado reported.  Confirmed by photo.
Aug.09	?	Killarney / Sturgeon Falls		Tornado reported by OPP.
Aug.10	14:30	Saintfield	F0	Approx. 3.8km path. "METAL SHINGLES TORN AND TWISTED OFF OF BARN ROOF. METAL AND WOOD DEBRIS THROWN HUNDREDS OF FEET ACROSS A ROAD AND DOWNWIND. A SMALL WOODEN SHED WITH PLASTIC TARP ROOF WAS DESTROYED."
Aug.19	12:50 - 13:20	Milverton to Conestogo Lake	F2	DAMAGE PATH 25 KM LONG AND UP TO 1 KM WIDE, 28 FOOT MOTOR HOME CARRIED 50 FEET,  numerous trees down, cottages damaged, barns destroyed
	13:30 - 13:45	Salem to Bellwood Lake	F2	1km wide, 10km path.  Department of Works building severely damaged in Salem with roof caried .75km, barns/silo destroyed and tractors lifted.  Numerous trees down, house severely damaged with roof lifted off, car rolled, damaged tractor trailer, livestock killed.
Sep.25	20:00	NE of Feversham	F1	[the following summary from EC:] TORNADO (PEAK WINDS BETWEEN 120 AND 180 KM/H) MOVED THROUGH AN AREA JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF FEVERSHAM WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 20 KM SOUTHWEST OF COLLINGWOOD. A LARGE BARN HAD ITS ROOF TOTALLY REMOVED AND THREE SMALLER BARNS OR SHEDS TOTALLY DESTROYED. ONE OF THESE SHEDS WAS CONSTRUCTED OF CINDER BLOCKS. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS RELATIVELY NARROW APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40 AND 80 METRES WIDE AND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS LESS THAN 1 KILOMETRE IN LENGHT. ONE OF THE INDICATIONS THAT THE STORM WAS TORNADIC WAS THE TOTAL LACK OF DAMAGE DONE TO A FARM HOUSE NEAR THE BARN THAT LOST ITS ROOF AND RESULTED IN THE SCATTERING OF BARN DEBRIS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AROUND IT. SOME DEBRIS FROM THE BARN AND SHEDS WAS CARRIED HUNDREDS OF METRES FROM THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION.  SOME TREE DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED BUT WAS NOT EXTENSIVE.  AN EYEWITNESS TO THE STORM MENTIONED THAT VERY HEAVY RAINS PRECEDED THE EVENT FOLLOWED BY WINDS WHICH SHOOK HIS HOME. THE WORST OF THE WIND WAS OVER IN SECONDS AND WHEN THE WITNESS LOOKED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM HE BELIEVED HE SAW A FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING OFF.  THIS WAS THE 12TH CONFIRMED TORNADO OF THE SEASON IN ONTARIO.  ONTARIO NORMALLY GETS 14 TORNADOES EACH SUMMER DURING A PERIOD  FROM  LATE APRIL THROUGH TO EARLY OCTOBER.
Nov.9	16:00	Hamilton	F1	AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SWEPT ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO YESTERDAY TRAILING AN EQUALLY INTENSE COLD FRONT THAT SWEPT ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ONE OF THE STORMS ALONG THIS LINE SPAWNED A BRIEF TORNADO OVER HAMILTON. AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT THE OTTAWA VALLEY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN. ENVIRONMENT CANADA IS NOW CONFIRMING THAT AN F1 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 120 KM/H TO 170 KM/H DID OCCUR IN HAMILTON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 4:00 PM. THE DAMAGE PATH EXTENDS ABOUT 8 TO 10 KM LONG AND ABOUT 150 METRES WIDE OVER AN AREA INCLUDING LAWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  THE OCCURRENCE OF A TORNADO THIS LATE IN THE YEAR IS VERY RARE IN ONTARIO WITH ONLY 2 OTHER SUCH RECORDINGS IN THE LAST 88 YEARS. THE OTHER TWO TORNADOES, BOTH F2 IN STRENGTH WITH WINDS OF 180 KM/H TO 250 KM/H, OCCURRED NORTH OF EXETER ON DECEMBER 12, 1946 AND SOUTHWEST OF LEAMINGTON ON NOVEMBER 29, 1919. ------------------------------------------------------------- TIME      LOCATION       EVENT DESCRIPTION 4:00 PM   HAMILTON       CONFIRMED F1 TORNADO                          THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY SHOWS                           A DAMAGE PATH 8-10 KM LONG                           AND 150 METRES WIDE                          EYE WITNESS REPORTS OF THE TORNADO                          LARGE DUMPSTERS THROWN 25 METRES                          SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO SOUTHEAST                           CORNER OF LAWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL                          3 TO 4 HOMES WITH PARTS OF THEIR                           ROOFS REMOVED                          TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED

2005:
Thunderstorms by Month
Before only a colour was used to designate a severe thunderstorm warning, but many times a warning was issued accompanied by only a weak storm.  So in previous years I've kept records it was hard to tell if the storm was in fact severe just by looking at the table.  An "X" will be placed into the box for thunderstorms if a warning was issued by Environment Canada but no severe t-storm actually occurred, and a "T" into the box if a tornado warning was issued without a tornado actually occurring.  Warnings are defined as "imminent (ie: they WILL occur) or already occurring".  For notes about a storm or a storm watch/warning, a number "eg: 01" will be placed in the box - see the note for that number at the bottom of the table.  Or see the table above for more info and links.

2005 St. Catharines Thunderstorm Statistics
In the table below, click on the date if it's underlined for more info on that storm.
Dates will be red for storms with warnings, yellow for storms for which a watch was issued.  The time will be coloured as to the actual intensity of the storm.

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