Tornado Ottawa
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Tornado touches down near Ottawa Thursday evening, Environment Canada saysIt was confirmed near Metcalfe, Ont., a rural community about 30 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, just before 7 p.m. eastern time.WeatherAug 3, 2023
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Barrhaven tornado shows how twisters in Canada are changing: ‘It’s concerning’Historically in Canada, tornadoes are most common in the Prairies. However, researchers are noticing tornado occurrences moving more eastward, into Ontario.CanadaJul 14, 2023
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Tornado hits Ottawa suburb in ‘potent storm system,’ over 100 homes damagedOttawa police and city officials confirmed a tornado touched down in Barrhaven, damaging homes and downing electrical infrastructure in the area.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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Feds have no way to measure how many Canadians receive emergency alertsConcerns about the limitations of the system arose this week when numerous Ottawa residents reported never getting warned about a tornadoCanadaJun 5, 2019
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A third tornado hit Ottawa-area, says Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada says the third tornado was weaker and hit before the other two, at about 4:15 p.m. in Calabogie, approximately 100 kilometres west of Ottawa.CanadaSep 24, 2018
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Timeline: Tornadoes, high winds cause heavy damage, power loss in National Capital RegionWhile residents of Ottawa and Gatineau are looking to rebuild and restock, here's a look at what happened over the last couple of days during the tornadoes, the aftermath and the work that went in to providing food, shelter and power to those in the area.CanadaSep 24, 2018
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Ottawa, Gatineau reeling after tornado tears through communitiesThe tornado inflicted heavy damage late Friday as it churned across pockets of Ottawa's west and south ends, as well as densely populated sections of the neighbouring Quebec city of Gatineau.CanadaSep 22, 2018
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From the inside of a tornado, a Gatineau man shot video on the third floor of his buildingHe described the damage in his area like something out of the 1996 movie "Twister."WeatherSep 21, 2018
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Tornado touches down near Ottawa; about 261,000 without power in Ontario and QuebecOttawa paramedics said they were responding to 16 tornado-related calls in the Dunrobin area.WeatherSep 21, 2018
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