The first officially documented F5 tornado in Canada struck Elie, Manitoba, 22 June 2007. The event remains the most recent F5 tornado on the now semi-outdated Fujita scale.… The Elie tornado of June 22, 2007, was a severe weather fanatic’s treat. The June 22, 2007 Elie tornado caused millions of dollars in damage and remains Canada's only confirmed F5 twister. The difference between the tornado that struck Elie, Manitoba, in 2007 and the one that struck Moore, Oklahoma, last month didn’t revolve around intensity — they were both EF-5 twisters, the highest on the scale used to measure tornadoes, with winds from 418 to 509 km/h — but the amount of injuries and death toll. Basic photogrammetry techniques indicate the 2007 Elie, Manitoba, tornado was of similar intensity (a van being thrown 200 yards from the tornado is visible at right). Unlike most violent tornadoes, the Elie storm was slow-moving, clearly visible and exceptionally small, which provided photographers ample opportunity to document the rope-like funnel from close proximity. The Heaviest Object Ever Lifted by a Tornado Hobson says many people impacted by the severe weather event in 2007 still hold a great fear of thunderstorms today. Unlike most violent tornadoes, the Elie storm was slow-moving, clearly visible and exceptionally small, which provided photographers ample opportunity to document the rope-like funnel from close proximity. IVh. Ultimately, the tornado resulted in 27 deaths, 300 injured Edmontonians, and over $300 million in damage, making it one of the most devastating natural disasters in Canadian history. The F5 tornado touches down near Elie, Man., in 2007. The strongest documented twister in Canada's history hit the southern Manitoba community on June 22, 2007. Often referred to as the Windsor-to-Tecumseh tornado, the storm took 17 lives, injured hundreds more and destroyed about 400 homes. 2. The Elie tornado of June 22, 2007, was a severe weather fanatic's treat. The tornado is thought to have been either an F4. ((Wayne Hanna/Canadian Press) ) The only tornado outside the United States that has officially been given an F5 rating formed east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the summer of 2007. The Super-Twister of Elie, Manitoba, 2007. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files) - CP A van and debris lay in a farmers field in Elie, Manitoba, on Saturday, June 23, 2007 following a tornado on Friday. In 2007, the most powerful tornado recorded in Canada touched down in Elie, just west of Winnipeg. The storm spun out of a low precipitation supercell and touched down a few miles northwest of the town of Elie. The tornado was then upgraded to an F5. The tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City on Monday stirred memories for residents in Elie, Man., who lived through the same terrifying experience in 2007. The most powerful tornado in Canadian history touched down near the town of Elie, Manitoba, on June 22, 2007.