File:F5 tornado Elie Manitoba 2007.jpg

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Description	English: Category F5 tornado (upgraded from initial estimate of F4) viewed from the southeast as it approached Elie, Manitoba on Friday, June 22nd, 2007. Français : Une tornade de catégorie F5 (reclassée du niveau initial estimé F4) photo prise depuis le Sud-Est, Manitoba, Canada. Deutsch: Ein Tornado der Kategorie F5 (von der ursprünglichen Schätzung F4 höher gestuft), aufgenommen aus südwestlicher Richtung in Manitoba am Freitag, den 22. Juni 2007. Suomi: Luokan F5 tornado kaakosta katsottuna sen saavuttaessa Elien Kanadassa perjantaina 22. kesäkuuta 2007. Português: Tornado de categoria F5 (elevado de uma estimativa inicial de F4) visto do sudeste ao se aproximar de Elie, Manitoba, Canadá, na sexta-feira, 22 de junho de 2007.
Date	22 June 2007
Source	Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Gump Stump using CommonsHelper.
Author	Justin Hobson ( Justin1569 at en.wikipedia)

Camera location	49° 54′ 43.49″ N, 97° 45′ 27.55″ W	This and other images at their locations on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap	( Info)49.912080555556;-97.757652777778

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English: Category F5 tornado (upgraded from initial estimate of F4) viewed from the southeast as it approached Elie, Manitoba on Friday, June 22nd, 2007.

Bosanski: Tornado kategorije F-5 (porastao od početno procijenjene F-4) viđen iz jugoistoka kako se približava Elie-ju u Manitobi u petak 22. juna 2007.

Česky: Tornádo kategorie F5 (původně odhadované na F4) se blíží k manitobské vesnici Elie, 22. června 2007

Dansk: En tornado af kategori F5 (opgraderet fra et første estimat på F4), set fra sydøst mens den nærmede sig Elie i Manitoba, fredag den 22. juni 2007.

Deutsch: Ein Tornado der Stärke F5 auf der Fujita-Skala in Manitoba, Kanada

English: Category F5 tornado (upgraded from initial estimate of F4) viewed from the southeast as it approached Elie, Manitoba on Friday, June 22nd, 2007.

Esperanto: Tornado el kategorio F5 (rekategoriita el la komenca nivelo F4), la 22an de junio 2007. Foto el Sud-Oriento, Manitobo, Kanado.

Español: Imagen de un tornado de categoría F5 (inicialmente se clasificó como F4) tomada el 22 de junio de 2007 al sudeste de la provincia canadiense de Manitoba.

Suomi: F4-luokan tornado Elien kylässä, Manitobassa, Kanadassa. Vahinkojen perusteella tornado myöhemmin määriteltiin Kanadan ensimmäiseksi viralliseksi F5-luokan tornadoksi.

Français : Une tornade de catégorie F5 (reclassée du niveau initial estimé F4) le 22 juin 2007. Photo prise depuis le Sud-Est, Manitoba, Canada.

Magyar: F5 besorolású tornádó
(Elie, Manitoba, Kanada, 2007. június 22.)

Italiano: Un tornado di classe F5 (stimato inizialmente di classe F4) ripreso il 22 giugno 2007 nel sud-est della provincia canadese di Manitoba.

한국어: 캐나다에 발생한 토네이도. 2007년 촬영.

Македонски: Торнадо од категорија Ф5 гледан од југоисток се приближува кон Ели, Манитоба на 22 јуни, 2007 г.

Nederlands: Tornado uit de 5e categorie (oorspronkelijk 4e) gezien vanuit het zuidoosten bij het bereiken van het dorpje Elie in de Canadese provincie Manitoba op vrijdag 22 juni 2007.

Polski: Tornado kategorii F5 (początkowo oszacowane na F4) wg Skali Fujity. Widok z kierunku południowo-wschodniego w momencie zbliżania się do Elie, Manitoba w piątek 22 czerwca 2007 r.

Português: Tornado de categoria 5 em Manitoba, Canadá (22 de junho de 2007).

Русский: Торнадо категории F5 вблизи Эли (Манитоба), 22 Июня 2007 года

中文（简体）‎: 2007年6月22日靠近加拿大马尼托巴省埃利的龙卷风，强度为F5级。

中文（繁體）‎: 2007年6月22日靠近加拿大曼尼托巴埃利的龍捲風，強度由最初估計的F4級升至F5級。

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Date and time of data generation	18:53, 22 June 2007
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