List of Canadian Tornadoes and Tornado Outbreaks - 1950s

1950s

1950

• November, A tornado was reported near Regina, Saskatchewan.
• September 1, A tornado cut an 80 km path from Rycroft, Alberta to Eaglesham, Alberta damaging crops, farm machinery and farm buildings.

1953

• May 21, An F4 tornado hit Sarnia, Ontario. It left seven people dead, over 40 injured, and 500 homeless. The path was estimated to be over 150 kilometers long, although it could have been made by up to 4 tornadoes that day.

1954

• January 30, A tornado touched down near White Point Beach, Nova Scotia. A great deal of hail and lightning along the coast near Liverpool, Nova Scotia. It is a very unusual, but not unheard of mid-winter tornado.

1955

• April 25, A tornado in Nanaimo, British Columbia, where few tornadoes occur, causes minor damage to the southern end of the city.

1958

• April 16, A tornado at Watrous, Saskatchewan destroys a large barn and scatters pigs up to 5 km from the barn.
• April 17, A tornado tracking between Hensall and Dublin, Ontario killed one person.
• May, A tornado was spotted near Amaranth, Manitoba.

1959

• June 6, A tornado destroyed a garage in La Salle, Manitoba, yet the car inside the garage was not damaged. The tornado could be seen 15 km away in Winnipeg.