Elie F5 tornado

this is the footage of the tornado that hit Elie, MB that reclassified it as the strongest tornado recorded in Canadian history. (footage taken by hutterites from nearby colony)

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• F5
• tornado
• storm

[SenorSpode]

This was not the strongest tornado in Canadian history. On July 31, 1987, Edmonton was hit with an F5 that cost $330 million, killed 27, injured 300+ and tossed railroad cars. The Elie tornado was trivial by comparison.

[realrielle]

Actually this is also classified an F5, just because it did not do millions of dollars in damage because it did not hit a heavily populated area does not change the speed of the winds. It tossed several houses in the air and some semis and vehicles several acres into fields.

[skatetilyadrop18]

just says that tornadoes dont have to be wide to be strong

[hirkala]

I love the guy's commentary on this little Chuck Norris fart, "Kaaah-booommm."

[estinence]

You can clearly see the wind speed with this tornado. Just watch the base to see how fast its actually rotating. Small size does not indicate force. This was definitely an F5.

[hebneh]

When all this stuff is flying around in the air, it tends to look like paper and cardboard; things we're familiar with, and that we see getting blown around by normal winds. It's hard to understand that it's actually really big, really heavy items.

[banditkurt69]

@SenorSpode the edmonton tornado was an f4 that is why the news reprted it as the first f5 in recorded canadian history

[jeedo31]

@SenorSpode This was the first f5 in Canadian history. I'm saying that because im watching the weathernetwork and they're saying that as I type this :)

[dragonridley]

@NielsShoe

EF4 levels a well-built house, leaving behind a pile of rubble.

Ef5 removes the house from its foundation.

[NielsShoe]

EF 4 throws a whole house leaving the floor behind but an EF 5 will throw a house a long way and also take the floor with it. Some F5 tornados have also taken the cellar with it.

[SenorSpode]

@Torn80cj Ah! Sheetrock! Yeah, that stuff *is* heavy.

[Torn80cj]

@SenorSpode The 3/4 ton GM van that is being flung like a toy in this video counts as a car being tossed. It was full of drywall also, which is some heavy material. It flies to the right from behind the bright white building around the 0:15 mark in this video. You can see it flipping through the air. That house is tossed pretty good too. Look carefully to see the van flying at 0:15.

[smoothoperator1986]

If you want to chase a dangerous tornado, make sure you have a lifted truck, with a good horse power engine, and two tanks of NOS just for assurance"

hmmmmm"