CANWARN is a volunteer organization of ham radio operators who report severe weather when they see it to Environment Canada.

CANWARN is organised in local networks. When CANWARN members spot severe weather, they send their reports to the CANWARN network controller who forwards them to Environment Canada's severe weather office in Toronto using either the special telephone line or this CANWARN web page. At the weather office, the severe weather meteorologist combines the data from the satellites and radar with the information from the ground to refine the forecast or prepare a severe weather watch or warning.

Feature Story:

Summary of the damage inflicted upon the Elmvale area by an F2 Tornado on June 2, 1998.

Emvale CO-OP located just south of Emvale on Hwy #27 and the 8^th Concession. The Manager of the CO-OP showed us around and told us his story since he was inside the main building of the facility when the storm struck.

See inside for the full story and startling eye-witness accounts.

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