Ten of the most prominent tornadoes in Canada

A tornado dug a devastating path in the Ottawa-Gatineau area on Friday, ripping off roofs, knocking down cars and cutting down power lines. According to Environment Canada, Canada receives more tornadoes than any other country, with the exception of the United States.

On June 30, Canada's deadliest tornado, known as the "Regina Hurricane," destroyed at least 28 people in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, injuring 300 others and leaving a quarter of the homeless city. While it only lasted a few minutes, it took the city nearly 50 years to pay for the damage.

1922: Multiple tornadoes hit southern Manitoba on June 22nd, killing five people and $ 2 million worth of damage, nearly $ 30 million in 2018 dollars.

1946: The third deadliest tornado in Canada destroyed the Detroit River on June 17, leaving 17 people dead and 400 homes damaged in and around Windsor, Ontario. The tornado also demolished more than one hundred barns and farm buildings.

1974: A series of deadly tornadoes – known as the "Super Epidemic of 1974" – hit Ontario and several US states between April 3 and April 4. Eight people died when a cloud passed through Windsor. States. With 148 confirmed tornadoes, this was the second largest tornado outbreak recorded over a single 24-hour period.

1985: On May 31, 14 tornadoes struck several communities in Ontario, including Barrie, Grand Valley, Orangeville and Tottenham. Twelve people in total died, eight of them in Barrie and hundreds of others were injured. The tornado family has also destroyed or damaged more than 1,000 buildings.

1987: July 31, Edmonton, Alberta is the second worst tornado in Canada, killing 27 people. Sometimes known as the "black Friday tornado", winds reached 400 km / h and hail, as big as softballs, fell from the sky.

1996: Tornado damage in Canada exceeded $ 50 million this year after many tornadoes hit parts of Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta in the spring and summer.

2000: Canada's first deadly tornado in 13 years hit Green Acres campground near Red Deer, Alberta. July 14, leaving 12 dead and 140 wounded. It was the deadliest tornado in North America in 2000. In addition, 91 tornadoes were reported in the Prairies this summer.

2007: On June 22, the country's first F5 tornado – the most powerful on the Fujita intensity scale – struck Elie, Man., With winds exceeding 420 km / h. No deaths or serious injuries were reported, although the high winds severed electrical poles, uprooted trees and would have picked up an entire house and transported it a few hundred meters in the air.

2011: A historic city in Ontario was devastated after the province experienced its strongest hurricane since 1996. One person was killed and 40 others injured after a F3 tornado struck Goderich on 21st of August.