Edmonton tornado - Wikipedia
The Edmonton tornado of 1987, an event also known as Black Friday to Edmontonians, was a powerful and devastating tornado that ripped through the eastern parts of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and parts of neighbouring Strathcona County on the afternoon of Friday, July 31, 1987. It was one of seven other tornadoes in central Alberta the same day.
Flashback Friday: Black Friday tornado rips through Edmonton …
2015年7月31日 · With tornado season in full swing, Edmontonians of a certain age will remember well the afternoon of July 31, 1987, when a devastating twister ripped through their city, leaving a trail of death...
Edmonton, Alberta F4 Tornado – July 31, 1987 – Tornado Talk
2020年7月30日 · On July 31, 1987, one of the most powerful tornadoes in Canadian history struck Edmonton, Alberta and parts of Strathcona County. It is the deadliest known tornado for Alberta and the second-deadliest for the country. This significant tornado was given a rating of F4 with maximum winds estimated at 260 mph.
Refinery Row (Edmonton) - Wikipedia
The other main refineries in the Edmonton area are also located in Strathcona County, in a separate concentration around Scotford, Alberta. Refinery Row suffered F4 damage from the Edmonton Tornado on July 31, 1987.
Recalling Canada's second-deadliest tornado, killing 27 in Edmonton
2021年7月31日 · At 3:30 p.m., the Edmonton tornado reached peak intensity, killing 12 in Refinery Row, a heavy industrial area. Edmonton, Alta. Courtesy of TWN. As a result of the tornado, the Emergency...
Flashback to the destructive 1987 Edmonton tornado - WISH-TV
2023年7月31日 · By the time the tornado reached the Refinery Row, it achieved F4 strength and would toss several large oil tanks, Heavy damage was also observed at Laidlaw and Byers Transport.
Black Friday: It was like 'we got bombed' - Edmonton Sun
2012年7月26日 · A oil tank is seen flipped over on refinery row off of Baseline Rd., after a massive tornado hit Edmonton on Friday July 31, 1987. The tornado killed 27 people and injured hundreds, it also...
Edmonton Tornado and Hailstorm, 1987 - Google Sites
This web site was assembled to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Edmonton tornado. It consists of an Atlas of the Edmonton Tornado and a collection of unpublished Photographs from the...
The 1987 Edmonton Tornado - Canadian History Ehx
2023年7月25日 · As the tornado left the freeway in its wake, it moved towards Refinery Row, the industrial part of the city. By now it was a monster F4 with wind speeds of 333 to 418 kilometres per hour. As it approached it picked up rail cars and oil tanks and tossed hundreds of feet in the air before they landed.
The Edmonton, Alberta Canada F4 Tornado, July 31, 1987
This Environment Canada public awareness documentary on the Edmonton tornado of July 31, 1987 was made publicly available to media, weather partners and the ...