Alberta tornado was most powerful to hit province in almost 4 decades

A tornado that tore through a stretch of central Alberta farmland over the weekend was rated an EF4, with wind speeds reaching 275 km/h.

The winds, which razed the Kellseys’ longtime family home and destroyed all exterior and above-grade interior walls, were powerful enough to flip and toss around weighty farm equipment on that property.

“The tornado warning and its lead time before the tornado impacted residences likely helped to ensure no fatalities occurred,” the weather agency said in a Tuesday statement.Article content “We just don’t know at this time,” Ellis said, adding Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver has committed to stopping in the area on his way back to Calgary from Edmonton, and that he may do the same.Article content

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