The F4 tornado killed 27, had wind speeds of up to 417 km/h and produced tennis ball\u002Dsized hail, causing inflation\u002Dadjusted $647\u002Dmillion in damages.
“It definitely didn’t cross my mind and I’m pretty sure it didn’t cross the minds of many others because it was so unusual, and we hadn’t experienced such as devastating weather event in the past,” said Sohi.The tornado ingrained itself in Edmonton’s history and led to a major overhaul of early warning systems. The Emergency Public Warning System,As the 36th anniversary of Black Friday approaches, Sohi still thinks of families who lost loved ones that dark July day.
Residents comfort each other after a tornado destroyed there property on Highway 2a between Didsbury and Bieseker on Saturday, July 1, 2023.Sarah Hoffman, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the this year’s July 1 tornado that “Tornadoes this strong are incredibly rare. The last time we had a tornado this strong was in 1987, 36 years in between tornadoes of this magnitude,” said Hoffman.
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