Top 4 Places in Canada having maximum and worst Tornadoes

Tornadoes are the type of severe storms that occur in most of the areas in Canada. Tornadoes are typified by a funnel-shaped cloud that turns in descend ways toward the earth.

With an exception of the Arctic, where tornadoes are unknown that occur anywhere and anytime in Canada, and are very common in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Regina. Below are the top 4 places in Canada having maximum and worst Tornadoes:

1. Quebec: Quebec has 3 climate regions: Western and Southern Quebec, including the major population centers and have a humid climate with around 4 distinct seasons having warm to hot and humid summers. During the summer season, severe weather changes occur occasionally like thunderstorms and tornadoes.

2. Ontario: Ontario has the most lightning strikes every year, averaging around 34 days of thunderstorm activity every year. Over the last 4 years, Ontario had upwards of nearly 20 tornadoes every year, with the highest frequency in the Windsor – Essex Chatham Kent area. Ontario recorded 29 tornadoes in both 2006 & 2009.

3. Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan is the most tornado active part in Canada, averaging around 12-18 tornadoes every year. In 2012, 33 tornadoes occurred in the province. The Regina Cyclone occurred in June 1912 when around 28 people died in F4 Fujita tornado. Non-severe and severe thunderstorm events happen in Saskatchewan, usually from the early spring to the late summer.

4. Regina: “Regina Cyclone” was a very strong tornado that devastated Saskatchewan on 30th June 1912, and remains the deadliest tornado with total 28 fatalities. In the year 1911, Regina had a population count of around 30,213 people. Green funnel clouds formed in this tornado and touched the down south of Regina.

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