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AWCN15 CWWG 191954
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:54 P.M. MDT TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026.
DISCUSSION.
BETWEEN MAY 17 AND MAY 18, 2026, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CANADA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTHERN TORNADOES PROJECT (NTP),
HAVE CONFIRMED 7 LANDSPOUT TORNADOES OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALBERTA.
TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CRESTMORE ON MAY 17, 2026.
TIME: 5:10 P.M. MDT
RATING: EF0-DEFAULT
TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR DIDSBURY ON MAY 17, 2026.
TIME: 5:29 P.M. MDT
RATING: EF0-DEFAULT
TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR OLDS ON MAY 17, 2026.
TIME: 6:45 P.M. MDT
RATING: EF0-DEFAULT
TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR OLDS ON MAY 18, 2026.
TIME: 12:50 P.M. MDT
RATING: EF0-DEFAULT
TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR GARFIELD ON MAY 18, 2026.
TIME: 5:15 P.M. MDT
RATING: EF0-DEFAULT
TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR GULL LAKE ON MAY 18, 2026.
TIME: 5:15 P.M. MDT
RATING: EF0-DEFAULT
TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BLACKFALDS ON MAY 18, 2026.
TIME: 5:21 P.M. MDT
RATING: EF0-DEFAULT
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA (ECCC) RECEIVED MULTIPLE
REPORTS AND PHOTOS FOR EACH EVENT; HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NO
REPORTS OF DAMAGE AT THIS TIME.
THESE TORNADOES ARE CONSIDERED LANDSPOUT TORNADOES THAT WERE
GENERATED BY WEAK ROTATION UNDER RAPIDLY GROWING CLOUDS OR WEAK
THUNDERSTORMS. LANDSPOUT TORNADOES DO NOT USUALLY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE BUT CAN STILL BE DANGEROUS AS THEY CAN TOPPLE TREES, DAMAGE
ROOFS, OR TOSS DEBRIS A SHORT DISTANCE.
ECCC METEOROLOGISTS ARE SEEKING PICTURES OF ANY DAMAGE THESE
TORNADOES MAY HAVE CAUSED. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING
THESE EVENTS, OR TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AT ANY TIME, PLEASE CALL
1-800-239-0484, EMAIL STORM@EC.GC.CA, OR POST TO #ABSTORM .
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
END/PASPC
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