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Northern Tornadoes Project. Annual Report 2021 V2, The Northern Tornadoes Project

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The Northern Tornado Project’s third year of detecting, assessing and documenting tornadoes and other damaging wind events across Canada saw some interesting extremes – tornadoes in parts of both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for the first time in decades, an apparent absence of tornadoes on the Prairies over the 60 days with the highest climatological frequency, a record number of significant (EF2+) tornadoes in Ontario, and massive downbursts in NE British Columbia, NW Alberta and SW Northwest Territories associated with an historic ‘heat dome’.

On top of this, the COVID-19 pandemic was still spreading across the country in waves. …

Northern Tornadoes Project 2018/19 Report, Northern Tornadoes Project

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Three years ago, we set our sights on finding at least a few undocumented tornado tracks in the remote forests of northern Ontario.

We have covered greater distances and nurtured bigger ambitions since then.

From northern Ontario to all of Canada, from aircraft surveys to drones and satellites, from on-the- ground damage investigations to artificial intelligence analyses, the Northern Tornadoes Project is one of the most comprehensive tornado research projects in the country. It aims to better detect tornado occurrences throughout Canada, improve communication of tornado science and risk, and mitigate against harm to people and property. NTP also seeks …