A Canada Day tornado that tore through parts of central Alberta is estimated to be one of the strongest in the province's history.
Just north of Carstairs on Tuesday night, the cleanup was still very much underway.
"It's total destruction. I don't think there's another way to describe it. Everything is gone," Wesley said. Experts have now categorized the Canada Day tornado in central Alberta as an EF4 -- something the province hasn't seen in 36 years.Its path was 15 kilometres long and more than 600 metres wide."I'm just glad we didn't lose any human life this time."
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