Falher, AB F1 Tornado of July 8, 1986

Peace River - Fairview - High Prairie - Manning


Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 3:00 pm MDT.

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 21Z on July 8, 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 F1 tornado touched down at 8:40 pm MDT near Falher, AB. The path and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC. The tornado caused $20 thousand dollars in property damage.

Sources

NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 21Z Tue Jul 8 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/