July 6 - The Demolishing Drummondville Tornado

Tornadoes are not common but hardly rare in the province of Quebec. As a matter of fact, Of the 426 tornadoes tracked in Quebec between 1980 and 2009, only seven were considered a disaster, that is distinguished by incidents where people were hurt or property was damaged. The July 6th, 1999 twister is a rare exception, this day in weather history.