Sudbury, Ontario tornado

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On August 20, 1970, an F3 tornado hit the Canadian city of Sudbury, Ontario.

Considered unusual because tornadoes of this strength rarely occur in Northern Ontario, the tornado touched down in the suburban community of Lively. The tornado tracked quickly eastward into the city, hitting the communities of Copper Cliff and Robinson over the next ten minutes. Another tornado associated with the same storm also hit the community of Field, approximately 50 kilometres east of Sudbury, less than an hour later.

Six people died and 200 were injured in the tornado, which caused an estimated $17 million in damage, including to an Inco smelter in Copper Cliff. It is currently tied for the status of the eighth deadliest tornado in Canadian history.

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List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
  - List of Canadian tornadoes

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v • d • e 10 deadliest Canadian tornadoes
Rank	Name (location)	Date	Deaths
1	"Regina Cyclone"	June 30, 1912	≥28
2	Edmonton Tornado	July 31, 1987	27
3	Windsor-Tecumseh, Ontario tornado	June 17, 1946	17
4	Pine Lake Tornado	July 14, 2000	12
5 - - -	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec Windsor, Ontario tornado	August 16, 1888 April 3, 1974	9 9
7	Barrie, Ontario tornado	May 31, 1985	8
8 - - -	Sudbury, Ontario tornado Sainte-Rose, Quebec tornado	August 20, 1970 June 8, 1953	6 6
10 - - -	Bouctouche, New Brunswick tornado Portage la Prairie, Manitoba tornado	August 6, 1879 May 11, 1953	5 5
Source: Environment Canada