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List of Canadian tornadoes in 2003

Quebec saw above-average tornadic activity with 10 confirmed tornadoes against the average of 6.

In Alberta, meteorologists approximated that 30–50 percent of tornadoes that actually occur go unreported, with Northern Tornadoes Project executive director David Sills stating "we just don't get reports from the moose."

Alberta climo:

Tornadoes are exceptionally uncommon in British Columbia, with the F2 tornado in Quesnel being one of only five between 2003 and 2020.

Described as a "meteorological oddity", a record-breaking outbreak of waterspouts occurred across the Great Lakes in September and October. At least 66 waterspouts were observed over the course of a week. This record was later shattered by an outbreak of 232 waterspouts in 2020.

Grimshaw microburst
Official sources differ on whether or not this was a tornado or microburst. Field assessments by Environment Canada determined the event to be a microburst with winds of 150 km/h; however, the ECCC tornado database lists this as a confirmed F2 tornado.

Not tornado