Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down Tuesday night
Posted Jul 8, 2020 3:26 pm.
Last Updated Jul 9, 2020 6:03 am.
BROOKS (660 NEWS) – Environment Canada is confirming that a tornado touched down near Brooks Tuesday night.
They say the twister was on the ground briefly north of the community, and so far, there isn’t any confirmed damage.
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The tornado is rated as the weakest on the scale, an EF0.
Just after 8 p.m. when the warnings went out, social media was flooded with pictures of the cyclone churning not far from the Trans Canada Highway.
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Environment Canada is now investigating funnel clouds reported around Carstairs and other areas of central Alberta, but so far hasn’t confirmed if any of those touched down.
