Rolling Hills, AB F0 Tornado of July 5, 1991

Medicine Hat - Bow Island - Suffield


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

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 21Z on July 5, 1991 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 8:30 pm MDT near Rolling Hills, 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 Fri Jul 5 1991. 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/