45,000 Local heavy rains, lightning. Light thunder, light rain. Click on the picture for more pictures and info. Canada is 2nd only to the United States in the number of tornados that touch down each year. The true number of tornados that touch down on Canadian soil each year could be much more than the number reported.
Severe weather is defined as any element of the weather that threaten peoples' property or safety.
It was stated in a university study that Southern Ontario has about half of the number of tornados as the most afflicted region of the U.S. in Oklahoma and Kansas. Only in extreme southwestern Ontario, though, is an average of one F2 to F4 tornado per 10,000 square miles per year experienced.