List of Canadian Tornadoes and Tornado Outbreaks - Before 1880

Before 1880

1792

• June 30, The first recorded tornado in Canadian history affected the Niagara Peninsula between Fonthill and Port Robinson, Ontario. It leveled houses and uprooted many trees.

1829

• April 18, An area between Collingwood and Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, were affected by tornadoes, one of which lifted a saloon up into the air.
• June 2, The early settlement of Guelph, Ontario is destroyed by a strong tornado. Re-settlement does not begin for a few years afterwards.

• August 7, First known and confirmed tornado death in Canada happened in Galt, Ontario, which is now Cambridge.

1860

• May 19, Homes, fences and trees were demolished by a 500 m wide tornado near Aurora, Ontario. Hailstones up to 8 cm in diameter also fell.

1870

• July 16, A tornado touched down in Montreal, Quebec. It only lasted 5 minutes and destroyed everything in its path. There was 1 unconfirmed death.

1879

• August 6, A suspected F3 tornado touched down near Bouctouche, New Brunswick. The twister killed 5 people, injured 10 and left 25 families homeless. It is considered to be the easternmost major tornado in North America.