Critical: Possible Tornado - Parts of Alberta
Updated Jul 18, 2016 at 20:34 HRS
Source: Environment Canada
Issued: Jul 18, 2016 at 20:34 HRS
History:
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- Alert: Jul 18, 2016 at 20:13 HRS
- Update: Jul 18, 2016 at 20:34 HRS
Description: Alberta Emergency Alert: Alert for a Possible Tornado Updated
At 8:35 PM, a rotating severe thunderstorm was located 10 kilometeres north of Milk River, moving east-northeast at 30 km/h. This dangerous storm is producing very large hail, and may produce a tornado over the next 30 minutes. Communities in the path include: Warner, McNab.
Area: Forty Mile County #8
Affected areas (9):
- Forty Mile County No. 8
- Foremost
- Bow Island
- Warner County No. 5
- Coutts
- Milk River
- Warner
- Raymond
- Stirling
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
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