maybe edmonton
An attempt to fall in love with Edmonton, Alberta (plus added diversions)
Posts tagged tornadoes
Jun13
Jun12
A few minutes ago. #yeg #sherwoodpark #scarystorm
So there’s a tornado warning. My mom took this pic of what the south side of Edmonton looks like.
WHELP. NOT GONNA GO HOME FROM SCHOOL UNTIL IT’S BRIGHT AND SUNNY OUT.
Apr4
Wreckage in front of the drug store after the tornado, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, July 8, 1927
(Source: museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca)
Mar5
Tornado approaching Canadian city. Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. July 8, 1927 (NOAA Photo Library).
Oct11
Guys, I have come across some disturbing evidence that the Edmonton Time Traveller may be a malevolent force. His face seems to appear in the Black Friday tornado of ‘87
Aug1
Tornado 87 - Rural Alberta Advantage
Twenty-five years ago to the day. I was 12 and living in north Edmonton at the time. My friend and I caught the matinee showing of Superman IV at Londonderry Mall that day. The weather had been sunny and warm when we went into the theatre, but it was vicious by the time we came out.
Later at home, we heard a tornado had been sighted, so my family went to the basement. We weren’t near the tornado’s path, but the wind was still strong enough to tear a large branch from the Mountain Ash tree in our front yard and scatter pink insulation all over our neighbourhood from the wreckage dozens of blocks away.I was filling in on my friend’s Edmonton Journal route. The next day, the paper, usually a morning edition, didn’t get dropped off until 4 in the afternoon. The power at the Edmonton printing plant was still out and the paper had to be printed in Calgary.
The Rural Alberta Advantage respectfully captured a song about a day most Edmontonians still remember vividly. Last night, a funnel cloud was spotted in nearby Tofield and the week before Edmonton was under a tornado watch. It’s as if, despite all our arrogance and accomplishments, nature is reminding us who is in charge.
Jul31
