Milk River, AB F0 Tornado of June 4, 1988

Lethbridge - Taber - Milk River


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

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 12Z on June 4, 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 F0 tornado touched down near Milk 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 12Z Sat Jun 4 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/