On June 22, 2007, an F4 tornado struck the area, levelling
several houses nearby, although fortunately no one was injured. The
tornado touched down North of the Trans-Canada Highway around 6:30
pm and slowly moved southeast where it picked up a tractor-trailer
before it headed south and severely damaged the town's flour mill
causing over $1 million in damage. After hitting the flour mill it
headed southeast towards Elie where it basically sat and destroyed
four houses and severely damaged others. The tornado sat over the
same area of town for approximately four minutes before it cut
sharply to the south and rapidly dissipated. The tornado travelled
about 6 km (3.7 miles) and was 300 m (330 yds) wide at its widest
in its 40 minute life span. The tornado repeatedly hammered
essentially the same area of town giving no structure, vehicle, or
what have you a chance to withstand the force of the winds. Upon
looking at the tornado track, if the tornado were to continue along
its southeast track, the tornado would have continued on through
the main part of town. If this scenario would have materialized,
Elie would have been in the grips of a major disaster similar to
that of major tornado events one would typically find in the
Central United States.. The people in Elie were well prepared and
took the necessary precautions given the very dangerous situation.
The following day, Environment Canada sent out a storm damage
survey team to assess the damage caused by the tornado. To further
backup the earlier statement of the F4 rating, wind speeds were
estimated to be between 331 and 415 km/h.
Cache is in small cylindrical container and initially contains
FTF certificate,Log book and mechanical pencil, The coveted Trove
Chasers's "Treasure Chest"(TCTC), Our Trove Crawler, gel candle,
New Zealand 20p coin, souvenier spoons, engraved stone and a few
other tradeable items.
Also contain the geo-scrabble TB
Congratulations to Shane & Bobbi for FTF.
UPDATE!!!
Elie tornado upgraded to highest level on damage scale -
Canada's first official F5 tornado
WINNIPEG, Sept. 18 /CNW Telbec/ - Environment Canada
meteorologists have confirmed that the Elie, Manitoba tornado of
June 22, 2007 reached F5 intensity, the highest rating on the
Fujita tornado damage scale, making it the first officially
documented F5 tornado in Canada.