Alberta Emergency Alert: Alert for a Possible Tornado

Description: Alberta Emergency Alert: Alert for a Possible Tornado

At 5:00 PM, a rotating severe thunderstorm was located near west Lethbridge, moving Northeast at 30 km/h. This dangerous storm is capable of producing baseball size hail, wind gusts up 120 km/h and may produce a tornado over the next 30 minutes. Communities in the path include: Lethbridge.

Area: Blood Reserve #148

Affected areas (8):

• Blood 148
• Lethbridge County
• Lethbridge
• Coalhurst
• Nobleford
• Barons
• Picture Butte
• Coaldale

Action to take:

• Be prepared to take shelter immediately in a basement or reinforced structure if a tornado develops
• Get low and put as many walls between yourself and the storm as possible
• Stay away from windows, doors and outside walls
• If you are on the highway and cannot avoid the tornado, seek shelter in a ditch or ravine

Additional information:

• Broadcast Audio

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