Tornado outbreak confirmed in northern Alberta earlier this month | Daily Hive

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Alberta saw a tornado outbreak earlier this month, including one system that sprouted a notable EF2.

Based on results from extensive damage surveys and analysis of visual evidence and radar, the experts at the Northern Tornado Projects (NTP) at Western University have confirmed that a six-tornado outbreak occurred on June 15 in northwest Alberta.

The tornadoes occurred with three different supercell thunderstorms, with four tornadoes occurring with one long-track supercell. The highest-rated damage was EF2. No injuries were reported.

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“Note that this is the first F/EF2+ tornado in this region since the 2003 tornado at Grimshaw, Alta.,” the report added.

Zeroing in on the strongest tornado, the report found that witnesses captured video of a tornado that developed west of Girouxville and later tracked through the community before dissipating. Structural damage to homes, small buildings and trees was reported in the town, as well as damage to a farm property nearby.

An NTP ground and drone survey was completed on June 17 and 19, 2026, documenting the reported damage and damage to additional farm properties. Damage assessed as an EF2 tornado, with an estimated max. wind speed of 190 km/h, track length of 11.1 km and max. path width of 600 m. Tornado motion was from the WNW (approximately 285 degrees). Satellite imagery review is pending.

You can check out the full report on the tornado outbreak online.

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