Alberta's first tornado of 2024 confirmed near rural hamlet of Kathryn
A storm that moved through Alberta earlier this week spawned the province’s first recorded tornado of 2024, weather officials say.
The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) says along with the help of Environment and Climate Change Canada, a landspout tornado did touch down at Kathyrn, east of Airdrie, on the afternoon of April 29.
Rated as a default EF0, this is the first tornado of the season for Alberta.
The NTP, with the help of @ECCCWeatherAB, has confirmed a landspout tornado at Kathyrn, AB – east of Airdrie – on the afternoon of April 29th. Rated as a default EF0, this is the first tornado of the season for AB. #ABstorm
Details at the NTP blog: https://t.co/JW5Ekh9wqc pic.twitter.com/cudcNGE9Mg
— Northern Tornadoes Project 🇨🇦 (@westernuNTP) May 1, 2024
The NTP’s blog post on the event also added that a witness recorded a video of the tornado as it developed beneath a rapidly developing storm cell.
“Given the parent storm was an isolated, non-rotating storm, the tornado was of the landspout variety,” the NTP added.
If you are curious about more Alberta weather, check out the newly released Farmers’ Almanac forecast for the summer. It’s looking toasty!