Today 1 Year ago in Elie, Manitoba...

[Cyclenall]

At 6:20 pm CDT or 7:20 pm ET, the first confirmed F5 tornado in Canadian history tore through and around Elie Manitoba. It caused 0 deaths and $1 million in damages. The tornado lasted 40 minutes. It was not a wedge but more of a drill press type.







Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie%2C_Manitoba_Tornado

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2dIDdA4YU0

This video I have not seen before and it's really close!

[HarlequinBoy]

Yeah the videos are stunning. That was a beautiful tornado.

[HurricaneBill]

Here's the video where F5 damage is occurring. (Whole houses picked up and exploding in mid-air; Truck flung a long distance)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rl-IlMpfUo

[KWT]

Thats utterly amazing footage there, the fact that the tornado was also fairly small by some comprasions gave us such a good insight into the tight inner core of the tornado where the strongest winds are, the way it lifts that house clean off is really stunning.

[Category 5]

A very fascinating tornado, and proof that you don't need a wedge to produce EF5 damage.

[Cyclone1]

One of the most photogenic tornadoes in history.

[CrazyC83]

From the looks of it, the winds were probably around 210 mph (using the EF scale to make the estimates, although the damage was definitely EF5 as well).