Boyle, AB F1 Tornado of April 28, 1984

Westlock - Barrhead - Athabasca


Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 7:00 am EST.

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 7:00 am on April 28, 1984 showing mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) contours, surface observations, fronts and pressure centres (NOAA, 2020)

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F1 tornado touched down at 10:00 pm MDT near Boyle, AB. The path 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. Saturday April 28, 1984 [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/