The tornado that destroyed several homes in central Alberta over the weekend was one of the strongest recorded in Canada's history. It had winds powerful enough to toss a farm combine weighing nearly 10,000 kilograms.
A woman was inside the home when the tornado struck, and she took shelter in the basement. Emergency crews had to clear the wreckage to reach her."It's a miracle nobody was more severely injured or killed in this event," Miller said.
The only minor injury listed in the Northern Tornadoes Project's damage report was a cut suffered by a first responder. "We've done wind tunnel studies on combines before, and we can't even get them aloft in our tornado simulators because they're not strong enough," Miller said.Researchers suspect Alberta tornado was powerful, but not the strongest everResearchers are working to determine the exact strength of the tornado that hit north of Calgary Saturday, destroying several buildings. For residents, the cleanup continues.
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