New Alberta Emergency Alert issued over possible tornado in central part of province
“At 6:56 p.m., Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado,” the alert said. “Doppler radar indicates a potential tornado near Sunchild. The thunderstorm motion is to the southeast at 25 km/h and communities in the path include Sunchild and Baptiste River.”For more than an hour on Friday afternoon, various communities in Alberta were faced with tornado advisories but shortly after 5 p.m.
An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued at 3:51 p.m. on Friday with the province saying “doppler radar indicates a potential tornado 10 kilometres north of Alder Flats.”Buck Lake was also in the path of the possible tornado but at 4:16 p.m. that tornado advisory was lifted. However, at 4:13 p.m., a new alert was issued as “doppler radar indicates a possible tornado just west of Okotoks.”
“This dangerous thunderstorm is moving toward the east at 25 km/h. Communities in the path include: Okotoks, Aldersyde.”More on Edmonton
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