Cayley, AB F2 Tornado of June 29, 1986

Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 12:00 pm MDT. There were two tornadoes on this day, the other being:

Stirling, AB F1 Tornado

**Figure 1.** Surface analysis at 18Z on June 29, 1986 showing mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) contours, surface observations, fronts and pressure centres (WPC, 2017)

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F2 tornado touched down at 6:15 pm MDT in Cayley, AB. The tornado travelled for 100 metres and had a maximum width of 10 metres. The tornado caused $130 thousand dollars in property damage.

Sources

NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 18Z Sun Jun 29 1986. Retrieved from: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/sfc/sfc_archive.php

Environment and Climate Change Canada Data. (2018). Canadian National Tornado Database: Verified Events (1980-2009) – Public. Retrieved from: http://donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/weather/products/canadian-national-tornado-database-verified-events-1980-2009-public/

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