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Alberta records first tornado of the year

May 27, 2020 | 4:20 PM

Alberta’s first tornado of the year has been confirmed near the community of Mossleigh, about 90 kilometres southeast of Calgary.

Environment Canada says a landspout tornado touched down just after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

No damage has been reported.

The tornado has been classified an E-F Zero, the weakest on the scale and the kind that rarely touches down. When they do, they tend to cause little damage.