Pine Lake tornado

Pine Lake tornado

Pine Lake tornado
Formed July 14, 2000 7:00 p.m. MDT
Max rating1 F3 tornado
Highest winds
Damage $13 million
($17.3 million in 2016 dollars[1])
Casualties 12 fatalities,
100+ injuries
Areas affected Green Acres Campground
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The Pine Lake tornado was a deadly tornado in central Alberta which occurred on July 14, 2000 and struck a campground and a trailer park. Twelve people were killed, making it the first deadly tornado in Canada since 1987, when an F4 tornado killed 27 people in Edmonton Alberta and injured 300+.[2]

Summary

On July 14, 2000 at approximately 7:00 PM, an F3 tornado tore through the Green Acres Campground at Pine Lake in central Alberta, killing 12 people and critically injuring more than 100 others. Pine Lake is a recreational area approximately 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Red Deer, Alberta and 150 km (93 mi) northeast of the city of Calgary. The tornado formed out of a severe thunderstorm which formed on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies and moved rapidly eastward, encountering a narrow band of low-level moisture that caused it to develop into a supercell thunderstorm. It touched down about 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the campground and was on the ground for approximately 20 km (12 mi).

Damage occurred in a swath 800 to 1,500 metres (0.50 to 0.93 mi) wide. The heaviest damage occurred in a 500 metres (0.31 mi) central corridor. Damage assessment suggests that winds within the central corridor reached 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph). In addition, Weather Watchers reported hail as large as baseballs.

An average of 16 tornadoes occur in Alberta every year, and an average of 41 tornadoes occur each year in the Prairie Provinces. The highest death toll due to a single tornado in Alberta occurred on July 31, 1987, colloquially referred to as Black Friday. Canada ranks second in the world for tornado occurrences after the United States.

Chronology

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References

  1. ↑ Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada. "Consumer Price Index, historical summary". CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0021 and Catalogue nos. 62-001-X, 62-010-X and 62-557-X. And Consumer Price Index, by province (monthly) (Canada) Last modified 2016-01-22. Retrieved March 2, 2016
  2. ↑ Leger, Marie-France (July 11, 1994). "La tornade qui a frappé St-Charles a fait un mort, le Dr Laurent Claveau (St-Charles Tornado kills local doctor)". La Presse. p. A1.
10 deadliest Canadian tornadoes
Rank Name (location) Date Deaths
1 Regina Cyclone June 30, 1912 ≥28
2 Edmonton tornado July 31, 1987 27
3 Windsor–Tecumseh, Ontario tornado June 17, 1946 17
4 Pine Lake, Alberta tornado July 14, 2000 12
=5 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Windsor, Ontario tornado		 August 16, 1888
April 3, 1974		 9
9
7 Barrie, Ontario tornado May 31, 1985 8
=8 Sudbury, Ontario tornado
Sainte-Rose, Quebec tornado		 August 20, 1970
June 8, 1953		 6
6
=10 Bouctouche, New Brunswick tornado
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba tornado		 August 6, 1879
June 22, 1922		 5
5
Sources: Environment Canada (PDF)

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