Environment and Climate Change Canada is still investigating, but believes there were at least five tornadoes.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a series of tornadoes began appearing near the hamlet of Iron Springs, Alta., about 30 kilometres north of Lethbridge.Environment and Climate Change Canada is still investigating, but believes there were at least five tornadoes.
"We cannot confirm exactly how many, the strength of them, so their rating, or what type of tornado they are at this time. The investigation is ongoing," said ECCC meteorologist Sara Hoffman.Some storm chasers, including Darren Howard, claim to have seen up to eight tornadoes. "I've never seen eight tornadoes in a day. I was thinking back and I think the most tornadoes I've seen in a single day is two back in 2016. We observed two tornadoes out by Longview," he said.Chris Bowman and his wife Ronda were driving from High River, Alta., to their home in Medicine Hat when they began to encounter tornadoes."This was the first up front, not on TV, not on a movie, first time really feeling the motions, the sounds.
Tornado watches and warnings were declared in many parts of southern Alberta, with wind speeds whipping up to as high as 87 kilometres per hour."When a tornado is occurring or a tornado warning is in effect, your car is not a safe place to be. It's really important to try to get to a well-constructed building and preferably in the basement, away from windows," Hoffman said.Farmers say there was typical crop and field damage from hail and flying objects.
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