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Bergen tornado given EF2 rating with winds up to 190 km/h
Jul 13, 2022 | 4:04 PM
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) now says a tornado in central Alberta last week was an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale.
The strongest a tornado can be rated on the EF Scale is EF5.
This tornado, as previously reported, occurred around 2:30 p.m. on July 7 near Bergen, about 10 kilometres south of Sundre.
ECCC also now says the estimated wind speed of the tornado was 180 to 190 km/h.
