Bashaw, AB F1 Tornado of June 23, 1988

Red Deer - Ponoka - Innisfall - Stettler


Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 12:00 pm MDT.

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 18Z on June 8, 1988 showing mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) contours, surface observations, fronts and pressure centres (WPC, 2017)

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F1 tornado touched down near Bashaw, AB. The path and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC.

Sources

NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 18Z Thu Jun 23 1988. 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/