OAKVILLE, ON – To mark its 25th anniversary, The Weather Network is sharing its top weather stories that have occurred in Canada since the channel first began broadcasting in 1989.
From record-breaking temperatures to wild storms, The Weather Network has reported all kinds of weather and kept Canadians up-to-date with the information they need to plan their day. The Weather Network and its French counterpart MétéoMédia are Canada's leading multi-platform weather information service, reaching more than 11 million Canadian households.
With its vast size, varied geography and seven climate zones, Canada experiences many different types of weather conditions throughout the year, and at times, extreme weather events such as flooding, ice storms, hail, tornadoes and hurricanes.
Below is The Weather Network’s list of the top 25 storms in Canada over the past 25 years. Criteria for selection included the degree of financial/insurance cost incurred, loss of life or personal injury and the meteorological significance of the storm.
- Calgary, Alberta Hailstorm – September 7, 1991
- Saguenay, Quebec Flood – July 19-20, 1996
- B.C. "Whitemare" Winter Storms – End of December, 1996
- Red River, Manitoba Flood – April & May 1997
- Ice Storm 1998 – January 4-10, 1998
- Toronto Snowstorm 1999 – January 2-15, 1999
- Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado (F3) – July 14, 2000
- Ice Storm, New Brunswick, 2003 – February 2, 2003
- B.C. Fire Season – Summer 2003
- Hurricane Juan, Atlantic Canada – September 29, 2003
- White Juan Blizzard, Atlantic Canada – February 17-20, 2004
- Southern Ontario Severe Weather Outbreak 2005 – August 19, 2005
- Stanley Park, B.C. Windstorm – December 15, 2006
- Prairie Blizzard 2007 – January 9-10, 2007
- Elie, Manitoba Tornado (F5) – June 22, 2007
- Saint John River Flood, New Brunswick – April-May 2008
- Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak 2009 – August 20, 2009
- Hurricane Igor 2010 – September 21, 2010
- Saskatchewan & Manitoba Flood 2011 – Fall 2010 – Summer 2011
- Richelieu, Quebec Flood – Spring 2011
- Slave Lake, Alberta Fire – May 13, 2011
- Goderich, Ontario Tornado (F3) – August 21, 2011
- B.C. Flood 2012 – Spring – Summer 2012
- Alberta Floods – June 19-21, 2013
- Ice Storm 2013 (Southern Ontario) – December 20-23, 2013
