Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 7:00 am EST, which shows an area of high pressure dominating Southern Alberta.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F0 tornado touched down near Aldersyde, AB. The path, time and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC. No property damage was documented for this tornado.
Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2019). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Sunday August 10, 1980 [PDF]. Retrieved from https://library.noaa.gov/Collections/Digital-Collections/US-Daily-Weather-Maps
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/
