Environment Canada says 5 tornadoes hit Alberta over Canada Day weekend
EDMONTON — Environment Canada has confirmed five tornadoes touched down in central and southern Alberta over the Canada Day weekend.
The agency says two of the twisters were rated EF-1 wile the others were EF-0, meaning moderate to light damage.
It says the first, rated EF-1, hit near Ponoka on June 30, damaging trees, windows and a roof of a home.
On Canada Day, a twister touched down near Didsbury, but because there were no reports of damage, it was rated EF-0.