page_title: Southern Ontario tornado outbreak of 2005
hierarchical_section_title: Southern Ontario tornado outbreak of 2005
caption_attribution_description: A high precipitation supercell thunderstorm observed by the National Weather Service's NEXRAD radar station in Buffalo, NY. The supercell thunderstorm itself is visible striking Toronto, Ontario and exhibiting a classic kidney bean shape suggesting the presence of a strong mesocyclone. The higher reflectivity as denoted by the pink coloration indicates the presence of large hail as well as extremely intense rainfall rates likely exceeding several centimeters of liquid per hour. The image was taken at 19:03 UTC and composed by Vaughan Weather (www.vaughanweather.com). For more images and other details visit http://www.vaughanweather.com/temp/19_08_05/index.html
context_page_description: The Southern Ontario tornado outbreak of 2005 was a series of thunderstorms on the afternoon of August 19, 2005, that spawned tornadoes damaging homes in the Conestoga Lake, Fergus, and Tavistock areas. A tornado was reported within the Toronto city limits, although this was never officially confirmed by the Meteorological Service of Canada. The storms morphed into heavy rain cells when reaching Toronto. The Insurance Bureau of Canada has estimated that insured losses were the highest in the province's history, exceeding 500 million Canadian dollars, two and a half times that of Ontario's losses during the 1998 ice storm and the second largest loss event in Canadian history until another event of torrential rain of July 8, 2013.
context_section_description: The Southern Ontario tornado outbreak of 2005 was a series of thunderstorms on the afternoon of August 19, 2005, that spawned tornadoes damaging homes in the Conestoga Lake, Fergus, and Tavistock areas. A tornado was reported within the Toronto city limits, although this was never officially confirmed by the Meteorological Service of Canada. The storms morphed into heavy rain cells when reaching Toronto. The Insurance Bureau of Canada has estimated that insured losses were the highest in the province's history, exceeding 500 million Canadian dollars, two and a half times that of Ontario's losses during the 1998 ice storm and the second largest loss event in Canadian history until another event of torrential rain of July 8, 2013 (1 billion CAD).
caption: Supercell thunderstorm hitting Toronto and the surrounding suburbs
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