Added: Jul 20, 2008
From: QuadTornado
Duration: 2:40
June 22, 2007This is a video of the F5 tornado that hit Elie, Manitoba on date shown above. From Wikipedia:On June 22, 2007, an F5 tornado struck the town of Elie, Manitoba, 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Winnipeg. While several houses were leveled, no one was injured or killed by the tornado.The tornado touched down north of the Trans-Canada Highway around 6:30 pm CDT (2330 UTC) and slowly moved southeast where it picked up a tractor-trailer before it headed south and severely damaged the town's flour mill causing over $1 million in damage. After hitting the flour mill it headed southeast towards Elie, where it destroyed four houses, flipped over cars, and even tossed one homeowner's Chrysler Fifth Avenue onto their neighbour's roof. The tornado lingered over the same area of Elie for approximately four minutes before it cut sharply to the south and rapidly dissipated. The tornado traveled about 6 km (3.7 miles) and was 300 m (330 yds) wide at its widest during its 40 minute lifespan. The tornado repeatedly struck essentially the same area of town, destroying most of the structures and vehicles in the area.If the tornado had continued along its southeast track, it would have hit the main part of town. At the same time as the Elie tornado, another tornado was touching down close to nearby Oakville. Two tornadoes not far from each other at the same time was a rare occurrence for the people watching the news that evening. There were reports of 8 touchdowns in Manitoba during that day. The people in Elie were prepared and took the necessary precautions, during this situation.The following day, Environment Canada sent out a storm damage survey team to assess the damage caused by the tornado. On September 18, 2007, the tornado was upgraded to F5 on the Fujita Scale from the original F4, as winds were determined to be between 420 km/h and 515 km/h (261 and 318 mph), based on video analysis of the tornado and reassessment of the damage[2]. This was the first tornado in Canada to be officially rated as such, making it the strongest confirmed tornado in Canadian history, and only the second F5 tornado ever since 1999, (the other being in Greensburg, Kansas on May 4, 2007). It should be noted that Canada has not adopted the Enhanced Fujita Scale yet; if used, the equivalent EF5 rating would have winds in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h).This video was originally uploaded by the user slair on YouTube. All rights in the video belong to this user.
Channel: News
Tags: 2007 22 canada elie f4 f5 june manitoba mb tornado tornadoes tornados
Rating: 4.70 (208 ratings) Views: 142673' favoriteCount='271 Comments: 332
JUSTINCLOSER Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Great vid but that wasn't an f5
somekindofmonster74 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - ahhaha when she said a tornado is sited
KaySkywalker Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Actually this tornado did a lot of damage, and they originally was going to classify it as an F4, someone got a shot of a Dodge caravan along with a car being chucked around like toys. It did fling the caravan off to the side as if it weighed nothing, thats when they classified it as an F5.
kevyn403 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - they were apparently 420 km/hr winds
kevyn403 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - 420 - 510km/hr at strongest according to weather network
ninjaboy100rocks Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - It was the damage that made it a F5 if you watch it does some damage but when it hit the town it was classified as a F5 also Big or Small tornadoes dont matter.From a weather kid.
mattsnaruto Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - that is a nice looking tornado
gekkomatic Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - I think it's UFO !!
CynthiaRae1 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - was that the out like miles from brandon?
commeth1 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - I love buckcherry!that's a pretty good!
ElectricTears1220 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Didn't look like an f5, but that was pretty cool =D
LeahlovesDM Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - I know someone said they were miles away from it, but looks to me that's hard to really tell. Bet those folks were scared, being out traveling next to a tornado.
MorwenIsilme Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - When I first watched this vid with my bf I said the same thing. He wants to be a storm chaser and has spent a lot of time studying storms. He gave me heck saying the f0-f6 rating all depends on damage and wind speed, not size. Wierd eh? I'll never trust a small tornado again!
Magoots1 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - NUNCA VI UM, MAS DA MEDO...
Colby9817 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - thats not a F5. Thats more like a F2 possible F3 at the most but good footage!
Craziman123 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - It doesnt matter wat it looks like.. u could have a 2km wide tornado and it could be rated F0 because tornados are rated on the damage they produce.. its called the javita scale.. or how ever you spell it. anywho it was an f5 tornado...
Timothy75949 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - i agree it doesnt look like a f5
24nolimit Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - its an f5 tornado it said on the news in the paper and everywhere
ElectricTears1220 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Yea, but Morwen makes a good point and its probably true I don't know much about Tornados haha Althogh Tornado of Souls is my fav Megadeth song =D hahaha
tremlakarcw Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - love the tunes
GuSxMan666 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - what time was this tornado on june 22, 2007, i remember i was driving to winnipeg and there was a semi in the ditch and this was why right?
Familyguy812 Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Yo dude im not being rude but did u copy this video cuz theres another same video excpt for a differnt person
Emocat2me Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - He did copy it, i'm not being rude, but he DID copy it...
jogeryjogo Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - im not being rude or anything but...YOU GOD DAMN FUCKER YOU COPIED THIS SHIT!!!
zlcobralz Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - remember that person taking the vid is miles away from it