Tornado

Storm clouds pass by the Peace tower and Parliament hill Tuesday August 18, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Tornado touches down near Ottawa Thursday evening, Environment Canada says

Researchers call for storm-resistant measures in provincial building codes

 

Storm clouds move across the sky as Environment Canada issued tornado warnings Thursday, July 13, 2023 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Tornado touched down north of Montreal, no injuries or damage

Environment Canada confirmed one tornado and suspects a second in the region near the city

 

Vehicles sit amidst a tornado damaged home near Carstairs, Alta., Saturday, July 1, 2023. No injuries were reported. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated a rare, violent twister

Tornado ripped through rural area between the towns of Carstairs and Didsbury on Saturday

 

Tornado damaged homes are seen near Carstairs, Alta., Saturday, July 1, 2023. A day after a tornado destroyed Elisa Humphrey’s mobile home as well as another house on her property in central Alberta, a whirlwind of local helpers responded to her callout on social media for assistance cleaning up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta woman’s home destroyed by tornado, sparking community help

Five homes were completely destroyed after the twister passed between Carstairs and Didsbury early Saturday afternoon

Tornado damaged homes are seen near Carstairs, Alta., Saturday, July 1, 2023. A day after a tornado destroyed Elisa Humphrey’s mobile home as well as another house on her property in central Alberta, a whirlwind of local helpers responded to her callout on social media for assistance cleaning up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Authorities work the scene at the Apollo Theatre after a severe spring storm caused damage and injuries during a concert, late Friday, March 31, 2023, in Belvidere, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

PHOTOS: Tornadoes wreak havoc across U.S., killing 29 people

Estimated dozens of tornadoes hit swaths of the South and Midwest

Authorities work the scene at the Apollo Theatre after a severe spring storm caused damage and injuries during a concert, late Friday, March 31, 2023, in Belvidere, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
FILE - Kimberly Patton surveys through the belongings at the spot of a family member’s home after a tornado destroyed the property March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. A new study says warming will fuel more supercells or tornados in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Tornado-spawning U.S. storms may get worse due to warming

Supercells expected to become more common and likely to strike the American south

FILE - Kimberly Patton surveys through the belongings at the spot of a family member’s home after a tornado destroyed the property March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. A new study says warming will fuel more supercells or tornados in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
A cleanup worker walks past damaged trees and debris at the end of the day Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Sheer level of destruction hindering ability to tally the devastation from Friday’s storms

A cleanup worker walks past damaged trees and debris at the end of the day Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Emergency response workers dig through the rubble of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

U.S. rescue crews search for the missing after devastating tornadoes that left dozens dead

Tornado that carved the path of destruction in Kentucky touched down for more than 200 miles in the state

Emergency response workers dig through the rubble of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
A YouTube video shows strong winds and their aftermath at the University of B.C. campus on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (Xsong/YouTube)
A YouTube video shows strong winds and their aftermath at the University of B.C. campus on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (Xsong/YouTube)
Eye witness video posted to social media shows a funnel cloud forming near Vancouver’s North Shore. (@lil.IVN/Twitter)

VIDEO: Tornado warning issued for Vancouver’s North Shore

Environment Canada said the situation is “dangerous and potentially life-threatening”

Eye witness video posted to social media shows a funnel cloud forming near Vancouver’s North Shore. (@lil.IVN/Twitter)