Critical: Tornado - Parts of Alberta
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Issued: Jul 05, 2022 at 03:03 PM
History:
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- Alert: Jul 05, 2022 at 02:43 PM
- Update: Jul 05, 2022 at 03:03 PM
- Update: Jul 05, 2022 at 03:21 PM
Description: Alberta Emergency Alert Tornado Alert Updated
At 3:00 PM, a tornado was spotted near Alliance moving northeast at 15 km/h. This thunderstorm is still capable of producing a tornado. At 3:00 PM, a second rotating thunderstorm is located south of Alliance that could produce a tornado. Communities in the path include: Alliance
Visit: https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=ab for more information on weather watches and warnings. To learn how you can prepare for a tornado, visit https://alberta.ca/Tornadoes and https://alberta.ca/BePrepared .
Area: Flagstaff County
Affected areas (11):
- Flagstaff County
- Alliance
- Galahad
- Forestburg
- Heisler
- Daysland
- Strome
- Killam
- Sedgewick
- Lougheed
- Hardisty
Action to take:
- 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
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