Tornado touchdown near Coronation, Alta., confirmed by Environment Canada
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Meteorologists confirmed a tornado touched down Saturday evening near a town in east central Alberta.
Meteorologists confirmed a tornado touched down Saturday evening near a town in east central Alberta.
Environment and Climate Change Canada said a tornado touched down approximately five kilometres south of Coronation, Alta., around 5:15 p.m.
Lasting several minutes, initial reporting to the national weather agency indicates the twister moved through cropland with no major damage to any structures.
The tornado was assigned a preliminary rating of EF0, meaning wind speeds can range between 90 and 130 kilometres per hour. It spawned from a line of severe thunderstorms that moved through east central Alberta toward the south, producing localized torrential rain and strong wind gusts.
Hail ranged in size from ping-pong ball to a hen's egg, around 3.5 to five centimetres.
Alberta Emergency Alerts and tornado warnings were first issued for the storm around 3:50 p.m., which passed through the communities of Forestburg, Federal, Galahad, New Brigden, Veteran, Throne, Castor, and Fleet. All warnings and alerts had ended by 6:26 p.m.
The Coronation storm marks the seventh confirmed tornado this year in Alberta, with further storms still under investigation.
