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Critical - Alberta Emergency Alert Tornado Alert Updated
Jun 28, 2019 at 06:00 PM
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Issued: Jun 28, 2019 at 06:00 PM
History:
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- Alert: Jun 28, 2019 at 05:38 PM
- Update: Jun 28, 2019 at 05:59 PM
- Update: Jun 28, 2019 at 06:00 PM
Area: Lac La Biche County
Description: At 5:55 PM, a tornado was spotted 45 km east of Lac La Biche, moving northeast at 20 km/h. Communities in the path include the Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area and the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range.
Visit: weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ab for more information on weather watches and warnings.
Instruction: Seek shelter immediately in a basement or reinforced structure. 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.