The tornado blasted through the rural area, leaving in its path flattened farm buildings, destroyed farm equipment and downed trees.
The family noted that Diane made it out of the wreckage without a scratch, despite the home already being nearly levelled above her before her son and fire crews came to the rescue.
“I’m telling you, I just started to cry; it was devastating to see my childhood property just totally demolished. Devastating,” she said. “In the same token, I also know that we’re going to be okay. It’s only stuff, and I’m grateful everybody was okay.Article content No severe human injuries or deaths were reported as a result of the disaster. According to researchers and meteorologists who made their way to the area late Saturday night and Sunday morning, it could have been a lot worse.
“Of course, there are always exceptions,” said Jesse Wagar, a meteorologist with the federal weather agency, noting that the Edmonton tornado of 1987 — which killed 27 people — was on the ground for a “very, very long time.” “I’ve been chasing storms for 15 years, and I’ve never seen something like that before,” he said. “I kept saying to myself, like, ‘Oh my goodness, I hope this is not going through anyone’s house right now.’ We typically have an idea where the path is, but this thing was so big, it was kind of hard to judge exactly.”Article content
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