Tornado touches down near Wimborne, Alberta, Canada
Featured image: A tornado touches down near Wimborne and Three Hils, Alberta, Canada on June 2, 2017. Credit: Ryan T
A tornado touched down near Wimborne and Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, around 17:10 MDT (23:10 UTC) on June 2, 2017, ripping off a barn roof and downing several trees. There are no reports of injuries or casualties.
The twister was on the ground some 15 – 20 minutes. It was moving east at 50 km/h (31 mph) towards Morrin and Rowley, Environment Canada said. The agency said that the tornado had wind speeds of up to 130 km/h (81 mph) and gave it a preliminary rating of EF-0.
Brittanny Cawiezel, who works at the Trochu Golf and Country Club, said the tornado was right over the clubhouse. "It was freaky," Cawiezel said. "It started to hail a little, and the wind really picked up, but that’s expected with a tornado."
Only minor damage was reported.
#abstorm three hills pic.twitter.com/nmmYzjgLox
— Ryan T (@rtt05) June 2, 2017
Still amazed by this. Taken from SW corner of Three Hills looking NE. #ABStorm pic.twitter.com/7b00cRCK6R
— Kelly Boles (@BolesKelly) June 3, 2017
Multiple reports and sightings of a tornado near Three Hills, Alberta amid a tornado warning earlier this evening #ABstorm : @hbthreehills pic.twitter.com/Ucx2etXjsN
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) June 3, 2017
Holy smokes. That's a bit closer than you want to get to a supercell tornado. Vid by Brent David Creasser #Abstormhttps://t.co/E4il4voNJr
— Kyle Cleary (@Wx_Ninja) June 3, 2017
#tornado north of @TownThreeHills 16:45 #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FtVgyBJHXg
— Luke Savage (@drlukesavage) June 2, 2017
Another good one. I'm guessing that's vertically tilled soil in that funnel. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/hRPu8drdQi
— Steve Larocque (@BeyondAgronomy) June 3, 2017
Crazy!! My friend sent me this pic of this tornado near Three Hills. #ABStorm #tornado pic.twitter.com/KNCtcGF9pW
— Stephanie Wiebe (@StephWiebeCBC) June 2, 2017
My mom just sent me these photos, the view from her place in #ThreeHills right now! #abstorm @hbthreehills pic.twitter.com/2l3jC4fP02
— Bobbi Cullum (@RealTurkeyLady) June 2, 2017
This…is the sound of every Alberta chaser's heart breaking. Photo by Tim Paget #abstorm pic.twitter.com/XqfWXLL7ek
— Kyle Brittain (@calgarywxguy) June 3, 2017
Pic of the Tornado this afternoon near Three Hills around 5pm taken by Taylor Hamilton #abstorm pic.twitter.com/VxcxCUNvYz
— Brandon Houck (@HouckisPokise) June 3, 2017
So this is happening just north of Three Hills right now…. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/b26Xn0g63q
— David Gilfoy (@DavidGilfoy) June 2, 2017
Viewer Don Wolff sent along this dramatic pic of the tornado at Three Hills. #yyc pic.twitter.com/b4WOwCYh4P
— Reg Hampton (@CTVrhampton) June 2, 2017
The view from #ThreeHills during the last hour #abstorm. Courtesy of Bobbi Cullum @RealTurkeyLady #StormHour pic.twitter.com/xNcrwV5nwZ
— #StormHour (@StormHour) June 2, 2017
Nothing stops a Canadian from mowing his lawn. Photo credit Cecilia Wessels. pic.twitter.com/mTqh6xzbEk
— Sean Schofer (@SeanSchofer) June 3, 2017
Wimborne and Three Hills are located about 130 km (81 miles) northeast of Calgary.
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