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      • 4:56 p.m. ET - A tornado watch remains in effect across southern Ontario amid a severe storm threat Saturday. A tornado watch means that conditions are favourable for the development of tornadoes. Pay close attention to the latest alerts in case the tornado watch is upgraded to a tornado warning in your area.
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  2. Aug 17, 2024 · It's another busy weekend across Ontario as significant thunderstorms roll across parts of the province. A tornado was reported near the community of Ayr earlier on Saturday morning.

  3. Jul 14, 2023 · The tornadoes that ripped across suburban Ottawa and near Montreal on Thursday highlight a growing concern for researchers. Preliminary data trends suggest Canada's most densely populated zone —...

  4. Aug 23, 2024 · Southern Ontario is now "the hottest spot in the country for tornadoes", with a well-travelled cross-Canada highway our tornado alley. “We think now there’s been an eastward shift in tornadoes," said Greg Kopp, the lead researcher of the Northern Tornadoes Project, a Canadian university-based group whose mission, in part, is to keep track ...

  5. Jul 9, 2023 · Findings from the Northern Tornado Project are being used to help update the EF Scale again, offering a more sophisticated set of indicators for tree damage that will allow scientists everywhere...

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    Tornados can come on suddenly and with few warning signs, something James Blacksmith knows first hand. He didn't get any kind of alert when a tornado formed as he was driving across Manitoba's Highway 83. The skies showed no indication of an impending storm, Blacksmith told CBC Radio. It was only when the wind suddenly picked up that he knew there ...

    That's where the Northern Tornadoes Project comes in. The project's research team has been tracking the number of tornadoes across the country using historical data, high-resolution satellite imagery and eyewitness reports. In addition to documenting as many tornadoes as possible, their work uncovered a previously unknown major twister that hit Que...

    With growing knowledge of the frequency and potential impact of storms, Sills and Kopp say it's time to reconsider how homes are protected against the threat of tornadoes. Hurricane straps — metal brackets that secure the roof of a house to its walls — are one option that isn't yet required for most home builds in Canada. "We've discovered that the...

  6. Jul 8, 2024 · New data is moving Canada’s tornado capital east. “Based on the last 30 years of data set from 1980 to 2009, it was Saskatchewan that was tops in the country with 17 and a bit tornadoes per...

  7. Aug 17, 2024 · A raucous round of storms across southern Ontario left behind tornado damage and flash flooding in its wake this past weekend. Saturday’s activity got off to a rough start when a tornado...

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