Elie Manitoba Tornado 2007

The elie manitoba tornado was an f5 tornado which struck the town of elie manitoba canada on june 22 2007.

Elie manitoba tornado 2007. Eustache dacotah and springstein. Other significant communities around elie include st. It then headed.

The first severe weather event of 2007 was a scattered but deadly tornado event in the u s. With winds of over 350 kilometers over 200 miles per hour tornadoes can flatten houses and lift cars off the ground. A tornado that hit elie man in the summer has been rated the strongest documented twister in canadian history.

Gulf coast region on january 4. It is the only f5 tornado ever recorded in canada. Tornados are a dangerous force of nature.

Sep 18 2007 3 10 pm ct last updated. The town 40 kilometres west of winnipeg saw several homes. Social sharing cbc news posted.

A well built home in the town was swept clean off of its foundation justifying the f5 classification. Friday june 22 2018 2 34 pm june 22nd marked the 11th anniversary of a powerful f5 tornado that ripped through elie manitoba. In the early 1980s telidon videotex technology was being tested across canada.

A home in the town was swept clean off of its foundation justifying the f5 classification. The tornado first touched down north of the trans canada highway at around 6 30 pm cdt and slowly moved southeast where it picked up a tractor trailer before it headed south and severely damaged the town s flour mill. Two people were killed in new iberia louisiana and 15 were injured it was confirmed to have been an f1 tornado as all the severe damage took place to mobile homes.

Elie was chosen as one of the test beds with the then government owned manitoba telephone system.