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Clear Creek, Ontario, Aug.4/'99:
(Video shot by Gage Townsend)
- Canada is 2nd only to
the United States in the number of tornados that touch down each year.
On average, 100 tornados are reported by radar or sighted by people each
year, yet, due to the lack of Doppler radar in Canada (which can predict
tornado formations within a storm), and due to the fact that much of
Canada is sparsely populated, many tornados go undetected. The true
number of tornados that touch down on Canadian soil each year could be
much more than the number reported. What is "severe" weather? Severe
weather is defined as any element of the weather that threaten peoples'
property or safety.
- How does Southern
Ontario compare with the states for tornado frequency? It was stated in
a university study that Southern Ontario has about half of the number of
tornados as the most afflicted region of the U.S. in Oklahoma and
Kansas. The Red River valley of southern Manitoba has reported
frequencies about one-third of the highest values in the U.S.
"Southern Canada definitely has a tornado hazard, all the way from New
Brunswick to the B.C. interior. Only in extreme southwestern Ontario,
though, is an average of one F2 to F4 tornado per 10,000 square miles
per year experienced."
-
Environment Canada defines a severe
thunderstorm as the following: Wind gusts of 90 km/h or greater, hail
of 2 centimeters diameter or greater, rainfall rate greater than 50
millimetres in 1 hour or less, or 75 millimetres in 3 hours or less. |
LATEST UPDATE:
JUL.22 - CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH
A very nice LP storm (for once!) passed by the shore between
10pm-midnight tonight. Severe thunderstorm warning in effect.
Click thumbnails below for images:

JUL.22 - Tornado drops down in Welland,
ON
A probable tornado touched down in Welland this afternoon (south of
St. Catharines in the heart of Niagara). Click thumbnails below
for images:
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(photo credit: Ashlie Luska)
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(photos credit: Mark Munson.)
JUL.9 - FIRST KILLER STORM OF THE YEAR IN ONTARIO YESTERDAY
A Toronto man was killed by lightning yesterday while standing under
a tree during an intense thunderstorm. The 28yr old man was found
by a nearby resident and pronounced dead at hospital.
JUN.29 - SEVERE T-STORM
I was able to get out on the road for
this one (an excuse to use my new camcorder). Very visible core as
I approached it from the outside, but unfortunately it turned HP very
quick. Large hail reported in the area I was in (western Niagara
on the Lake - Stewart Rd. area). Severe thunderstorm
warning issued.
Click on the thumbnails below for larger images (video captures) :

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JUN.25 - PHOTOS FROM JUN.22 TORNADO
Thanks to James Syme for sending in these photos:
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JUN.23 - TORNADO YESTERDAY
A touchdown out side of St. Mary's, ON (near London) occurred
yesterday getting much media attention on local weather news.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xa11KC32M
MORE FROM 2008 SEASON
HERE...
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2008 STORM
DATA (listings below are for St. Catharines - personally
witnessed storms only)TA (listings below are for St. Catharines - personally
witnessed storms only)
= Warning
=
Watch (tornado watch/warnings will be listed in text) |
|
Date |
Time |
Cloud Tops |
Description |
|
Apr.11 |
23:00 |
30kft |
light rain, weak thunder/lightning |
|
May.26 |
10:00 |
30kft |
light rain, weak thunder/lightning |
|
May.31 |
00:30 |
45kft |
light rain, frequent lightning, minimal thunder |
|
14:15 |
50kft (meso) |
heavy downpours, frequent lightning/thunder |
|
Jun.5 |
22:15 |
40kft |
frequent lightning with CC/CGs, minimal wind/rain
(lightning
photos here) |
|
Jun.8 |
19:16
Tornado
Warning
(no tornado) |
45kft |
Weak dissipating tstorm, weak thunder, no visible
lightning, no rain, no wind. Tornado warning issued. |
|
20:30 |
50kft |
Severe thunderstorm - sky went dark out over lake
followed by strong winds, heavy rain, very frequent lightning
and loud thunder. Lots of CC and CG lightning. Many
low scud clouds and horizontal cloud shear visible. |
|
Jun.9 |
23:00 |
40kft |
faint thunder, minimal lightning. Light
rain/winds. |
|
Jun.10 |
00:30 |
40kft |
moderate thunder/lightning/winds/rain. |
|
Jun.13 |
21:30 |
45kft |
Intense continuous lightning/thunder. Gusty
winds, heavy downpours. (lightning
photos here) |
|
Jun.15 |
21:30 |
35kft |
Intense lightning, heavy rain, light winds (lightning
photos here) |
|
Jun.16 |
00:00 |
35kft |
Intense lightning, heavy rain, light winds (lightning
photos here) |
|
12:30 |
40kft |
Very close lightning, 'canon/explosion' thunder
from close CGs, moderate rain, light wind.(photos
here) |
|
Jun.23 |
12:30 |
40kft |
Tiny little cell put down a brief burst of heavy
rain and weak-moderate thunder. |
|
Jun.28 |
02:30 |
? |
moderate thunder/lightning, moderate rain, light
winds |
|
Jun.29 |
12:45 |
40kft |
Torrential downpours and very visible rain core
while chasing, constant thunder, strong lightning, large hail
reported at Niagara Airport, and in St. Catharines (Walmart on
Welland Ave.)
Warning. |
|
Jul.11 |
06:00 |
35kft |
Heavy rain, loud thunder and close lightning
strikes (but not many) |
|
Jul.16 |
06:30 |
? |
Light thunder/rain. |
|
Jul.17 |
03:45 |
35kft |
Frequent lightning, moderate rain, light winds. |
|
Jul.19 |
14:00 |
25kft |
Cell 1: Light rain/thunder. Cell 2: heavy
rain, moderate wind, frequent thunder, very close CG lightning
producing 'cannon' thunder (big 'BANG!' sounding like a truck
just hit the house) |
|
Jul.21 |
14:27 |
no storm |
No storm, no rain, blue sky. |
|
Jul.22 |
22:15 |
45kft |
Continuous lightning, very active low-level cloud
structure. (lightning
photos here)
Earlier in the day this system produced a tornado
(pictures are online including airborne debris) in Welland in the afternoon. |
|
Jul.23 |
00:45 |
35kft |
Small but very circular (on radar) cell passed
through producing frequent lightning |
|
Jul.23 |
12:45 |
35kft |
Moderate thunder/lightning. Heavy rain,
light wind. |
|
2007 Ontario Tornado Listing
(F# = confirmed, F? = probable) |
|
May.26 |
? |
Windy Lake Provincial Park (near Sudbury) |
F0 |
|
May.26 |
? |
Reynolds Lake (NE of North Bay) |
F0 |
|
Jun.6 |
18:00 |
Sault Ste. Marie |
possible F0-F1
Severe thunderstorms passed through the Sault Ste Marie area on
Friday June 6 near 6 PM EDT. Damage was reported at a tractor
dealership near echo bay. Photographic evidence suggests most
of The damage was rated as Fujita scale zero (f zero) associated
With winds up to 115 km/h. However a roof was torn off a
warehouse suggesting winds in the Fujita one range (f1) between
120 to 170 km/h. |
|
Jun.8 |
17:00 |
Lucan (north of London) |
F1 UPON REVIEW
OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH AN EYEWITNESS. THIS
TORNADO'S PATH WAS ABOUT 1 KM LONG AND 10 TO 20 METRES WIDE. THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS THE TOTAL ROOF REMOVAL OF A SHED.
THIS TORNADO IS THE THIRD TORNADO OF THE SEASON SO FAR IN
ONTARIO. |
|
Jun.8 |
18:00 |
30km east of Sarnia, hwy.402 |
F0
THE TORNADO OCCURED ONLY BRIEFLY AND DID NO APPRECIABLE DAMAGE.
IT HAS BEEN RATED AS A FUJITA SCALE ZERO TORNADO - PEAK WINDS UP
TO 110 KM/H - WHICH IS THE WEAKEST ON THE FUJITA SCALE THAT GOES
UP TO 5. FUJITA SCALE 5 TORNADOES HAVE WINDS BETWEEN 420 AND 510
KM/H. |
|
Jun.22 |
? |
NE of Bryanston (near London) |
F0
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xa11KC32M |
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