High River, AB F0 Tornado of August 1, 1990

Okotoks - High River - Claresholm


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

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 21Z on August 1, 1990 showing mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) contours, surface observations, fronts and pressure centres (WPC, 2017)

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F0 tornado touched down at 7:00 pm MDT near High River, AB. The path and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC.


Sources

NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 21Z Wed Aug 1 1990. 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/