Tag: tornado

Turning Your Passion into a Career

Written on February 5, 2024.

– By Francis Lavigne-Theriault – Fig. 1. Francis Lavigne-Thériault during a Manitoba blizzard in 2014, which brought –40 wind chills, strong winds and a lot of snow. To say that I have...

Tornadoes on the Canadian Prairies: 1826-1939 — Part 2, Project Results

Written on January 17, 2023.

-By Patrick McCarthy and Jay Anderson- Abstract Kendrew and Currie (1955) commented on prairie tornadoes in their 1955 publication The Climate of Central Canada: “…they probably occur in Alberta...

Tornadoes on the Canadian Prairies: 1826-1939 — Part 1, Project Overview

Written on January 17, 2023.

-By Patrick McCarthy and Jay Anderson- Abstract Our project was to develop the most comprehensive and accurate database of Canadian prairie tornadoes. We have completed the period from 1826 to...