A tornado levelled one home and damaged at least four others in rural Alberta on Friday.
A tornado that touched down in rural Alberta on Thursday levelled an entire home and damaged at least four others, while other parts of the province were pelted with hail as big as hen eggs.
Angela Aalbers, the reeve of Mountain View County, drove through the affected area on Friday morning. She said the destruction is “just incredible,” with uprooted trees and debris strewn across streets. The forest around some homes has been completely destroyed, she added, and the majority of outbuildings at one residence are beyond repair.
A preliminary report posted by Environment Canada on Friday said winds in Calgary reached speeds of 104 kilometres an hour during the storm. Hail was reported in seven areas across the province, and it ranged from two to five centimetresThunderstorms are common in Alberta, but only 10 to 15 tornadoes are recorded in the province each year. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang attributed their rarity to the fact that the right mix of conditions is seldom in place.
Lesley Elliott, a research meteorologist with the project, said preliminary observations suggest the Bergen tornado was an EF1,
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