Sylvan Lake, AB F0 Tornado of August 3, 1983

Red Deer - Ponoka - Innisfall - Stettler


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

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 7:00 am on August 3, 1983 showing mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) contours, surface observations, fronts and pressure centres (NOAA, 2020)

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F0 tornado touched down near Sylvan Lake, 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. Wednesday August 3, 1983 [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/