Canada's 2025 tornado season gets boost to tally with 10 new twisters
Canada's tornado count this season has seen an uptick after 10 new confirmations from events that occurred earlier this summer
The Western University-based group, Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP), has been pretty busy in recent weeks, working to comb over damage reports from severe weather events this summer.
In fact, 10 new tornadoes were just added to Canada's 2025 tally after additional twisters were confirmed through witness reports, photos, and satellite imagery review. As of Sept. 8, 66 tornadoes have been verified and classified by NTP, but that total includes waterspouts in Ontario. Exclusing waterspouts, there have been 54 tornadoes confirmed so far.
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It should be noted that many of the tornadoes in Ontario were waterspouts observed on the Great Lakes. The tornadoes over land were rarer this year, with just eight being reported so far.
These additional confirmations highlight how tornado numbers will often increase well after the final tornado lifts for the season.
Where the additional tornadoes occurred
Alberta:
Added two more EF-0s. One was spotted east of Didsbury on June 15, while photos confirmed another near Barnwell on Aug. 7. Neither twister produced any damage.
Saskatchewan: Gained three EF-0 tornadoes. Two formed near Bradwell and Elstow on July 20, about 30 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon. Witnesses captured video of funnels over open fields. Another brief EF-0 occurred east of Gray on Aug. 5, about 35 kilometres southeast of Regina.
Manitoba: Saw one additional EF-0 from July 14, when a waterspout formed over Lake Winnipegosis near Pine Creek.
Quebec: Quebec saw the biggest increase, with four tornadoes added from June 19 and 23. Among them were two EF-2 tornadoes, including a 10.6-kilometre track near Senneterre with winds up to 190 km/h.
The other two were EF-1s, in La Tuque and Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Que., both carving tracks through forested areas.
With files from Tyler Hamilton, a meteorologist at The Weather Network.