Didsbury tornado rated EF4, strongest Alberta twister since Edmonton's 'Black Friday' abstorm
With wind speeds reaching up to 275 km/h, the 620-metre-wide twister ripped across 15 kilometres between the towns of Didsbury and Carstairs in Mountain View County on Saturday afternoon. Researchers with Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Arctic Storm Prediction Centre have rated the tornado an EF4 on the six-point Enhanced Fujita scale, which ranges between EF0 and EF5.
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.Article content Residents comfort each other after a tornado destroyed their property on Highway 2A between Didsbury and Beiseker on Saturday, July 1, 2023.Due partly to an emergency alert, the report states only one minor injury was reported as a result of the twister — a cut to a first responder. Environment Canada said all homeowners it spoke with received and acted on the tornado warning, either finding shelter or leaving the area.
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