Draft:2023 Didsbury tornado

Didsbury Tornado
EF4 tornado
TypeTornado
Formed1:45PM, July 1, 2023
Highest winds
Max. rating1EF4 tornado
Fatalities0 Fatalities, 1 Injury
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale

On July 1, 2023, at 1:45PM Local Time, an extremely violent EF4 tornado leveled homes just south of Didsbury, Alberta. Although causing no fatalities and only 1 injury, this tornado caused severe damage. A ground survey later determined the tornado to have winds upwards of 275km/h(170mph).[1] After conducting more research into the event, the tornado was revealed to have thrown a heavy piece of farming equipment with median estimated winds of 260mph, making this tornado much more violent than the rating suggests.[2]

  1. ^ "Didsbury AB Tornado an EF4".
  2. ^ "Estimating wind speeds in tornadoes using debris trajectories of large compact objects".

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