The death toll of the Edmonton, Alberta tornado of 1987 was 27, making it the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history.
Tornado damage has traditionally been rated on the Fujita scale. However, the United States and Canada now rate tornado damage on the similar Enhanced Fujita scale.
The deadliest tornado in Oklahoma was the Woodward, Oklahoma tornado of April 9, 1947. The death toll was 181. The tornado killed 68 in Texas an 113 in Oklahoma.
Tornadoes do have a scale by which they are rated. It is the Enhanced Fujita scale. However, trackers do not use it to rate the tornado as it occurs. Damage is assessed by experts after the tornado has passed.
The highest death toll of any recorded tornado in the U.S. is 695. This is from the Tri-State tornado of Mach 18, 1925. However, scientists have estimate that an extremely large, violent tornado that impacts a major city or crowded freeway could potentially kill thousands.
Death or loss of home or, in cases, both.
Yes. There actually was a tornado in Edmonton about 20 years ago.
The Edmonton, Alberta tornado of July 31, 1987 killed 27 people, making it the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history.
The common death rate in a tornado is zero. 98% of tornadoes do not kill. In the majority of tornadoes that do kill,, the death toll is one. The higher the death toll, the less often it occurs.
The average death rate for a tornado in the U.S. is 0.05. This is because 98% of tornadoes in the U.S. don't kill anyone. Among the 2% that do kill the mean death toll is 2.5.
The deadliest category of tornado is F5. They have the highest death rate per storm.
Tornadoes are rare in Edmonton, but on July 31, 1987, a F4 tornado struck Edmonton killing 27 people. That day is commonly referred to as Black Friday.
The day the F4 tornado hit Edmonton, July 31, 1987, is known as Black Friday.
If you mean Edmonton, Alberta then yes. On July 31, 1987 a devastating F4 tornado struck Edmonton, killing 27 people. This marks it as the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history. There has even been speculation that this tornado may have briefly reached F5 intensity.
their was a man that was driving out side of edmonton. he saw the funnel cloud start to form and heard weather warnings on the radio so he phoned in to warn them that their was a tornado on its way to edmonton.
The Greensburg tornado was an EF5, the strongest category of tornado.
The deadliest tornado in Canadian history was the Regina, Saskatchewan tornado of June 30 1912. It killed 28. It is closely followed by the Edmonton, Alberta tornado of July 31, 1987 which killed 27.
Jerry Edmonton died on November 28, 1993 at the age of 47.