2007 Elie tornado

The 2007 Elie tornado was a small but extremely powerful and erratic tornado that occurred in Canada, during the evening hours of Friday, June 22, 2007. The powerful F5 tornado that struck the town of Elie, in the Canadian province of Manitoba (40 km (25 mi) west of Winnipeg) was known for its unusual path, how it was during its path, its rope to cone structure as opposed to a "wedge" structure, and how it is unique compared to other F5/EF5 tornadoes. It was part of a small two-day tornado outbreak that occurred in the area and reached a maximum width of 150 yards (140 m). The tornado was unusual because it caused the extreme damage during its roping out stage at a mere 35 yards (32 m) in width and moved extremely slowly and unpredictably. The tornado tracked primarily southeast, as opposed to the usual northeast, and made multiple loops and sharp turns.

While several houses were leveled, no one was injured or killed by the tornado. A home in the town was swept off of its foundation, with the entire house being sucked into the tornado, justifying the F5 classification. One of the strongest twisters on record since 1999, it is one of only eleven to be rated F5/EF5 since 1999 in North America. The tornado caused damage of an estimated $39 million ($56.1 million in 2024).

It was the last tornado, as of 2026, to be rated F5 on the Fujita Scale, as the United States had switched to using the Enhanced Fujita Scale earlier that year, followed by Canada in 2013.