Alberta Tornadoes on Track for Record Year: Researchers

2 central Alberta tornadoes confirmed as 'significant' EF-2 twisters as active season continues

Investigators confirmed two tornadoes that touched down in west-central Alberta on Saturday were EF-2 twisters — with wind speeds reaching roughly 190 km/h — that caused extensive structural and tree damage.

2 confirmed Alberta tornadoes were landlocked simultaneously

For a brief moment, two tornadoes were active at the same time in the Rocky Mountain House area in western Alberta on Saturday, investigators have confirmed.

2 tornadoes confirmed to have touched down in Rocky Mountain House

The Northern Tornadoes Project has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Rocky Mountain House on Saturday.

Alberta tornadoes on track for record year: researchers

There have been a lot more tornadoes in Alberta this year. Saturday’s tornado near Rocky Mountain House was rated an EF2, meaning it had winds of over 180 kilometres an hour when it ripped off roofs and downed trees. That was Alberta’s 26th confirmed tornado of 2026, according to those who study the violent atmospheric […]

How the Northern Tornadoes Project helps verify twisters as Alberta on track for record year

The director of the Northern Tornadoes Project explains the work his research team does and what observations they've made about Alberta's 2026 summer storm season.