Canadian National Tornado Database: Verified Events (1980-2009) - Public

A database of verified tornado occurrences across Canada has been created covering the 30-year period from 1980 to 2009. The data are stored in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, including fields for date, time, location, Fujita Rating (intensity), path information, fatalities, injuries, and damage costs. In cases where no data were available, values in the database have been left blank. The tornado data have undergone a number of quality control checks and represent the most current knowledge of past tornado events over the period. However, updates may be made to the database as new or more accurate information becomes available. The database has also been used to produce PNG images and an interactive KML file that can be viewed using Google Earth.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
f314a39f-009d-430b-97b9-d6e0cae22340 XML
Date Stamp
2022-10-11T18:58:23
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2015-12-21
Date (Creation)
2015-12-21
Credit

David Sills / Joan Klaassen
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng
Metadata language

fra
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - David Sills ( Severe Weather Scientist )
14780 Jane Street , King City , Ontario , L7B 1A3 , Canada
+1-905-833-3905 ext. 235
+1-905-833-0398
http://www.ec.gc.ca/scitech/default.asp?lang=En&n=F97AE834-1&xsl=scitechprofile&xml=F97AE834-A762-47A6-A2D9-9C397FD72F37&formid=A9E422E3-F382-4017-A64E-E58E6BC14CC9

Keywords

Theme

  • Tornado

  • Observation/Measurement

  • Fujita Scale

  • Hazardous weather

  • Magnitude

  • Severe weather
Place

  • National
Temporal

  • 1980-2009

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Weather and Climate

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Meteorology

  • Weather

Business Functions

  • Provide Weather Information Products and Services

  • Deliver Weather Products and Services to Clients

Geography

  • National (CA)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Atmospheric Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 2.1.1. Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
Unrestricted
Use Constraints
Copyright
Begin Date
1980-01-01
End Date
2009-12-31

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • PNG ( 1.2 )

  • XLS ( XLSX )

  • KML ( KML )

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

1980-2009 Fujita Scale Hazardous weather Magnitude National Observation/Measurement Severe weather Tornado
Business Functions
Deliver Weather Products and Services to Clients Provide Weather Information Products and Services
ECCC Information Category EN
Weather and Climate
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Meteorology Weather
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Atmospheric Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
2.1.1. Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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