Tornado has touched down near Sundre
Posted Jul 7, 2011 6:43 pm.
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A tornado has reportedly touched down 15 kilometres southwest of Sundre and is moving eastward.
It briefly touched down around 4:40 Thursday afternoon.
Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for Mountain View County near Sundre, Olds, Didsbury, Water Valley, Cremona, Carstairs and Stirlingville.
People in these areas should be prepared to take shelter immediately in a basement or reinforced structure.
Get low and put as many walls between you and the storm as possible.
Stay away from windows, doors, and outside walls.
If you are on the highway and cannot avoid the tornado, seek shelter in a ditch or ravine.
The city of Calgary along with Okotoks, High River, Claresholm, Drumheller, Three Hills, Hanna, Coronation, Oyen, Red Deer, Ponoka, Stettler, Innisfail, Rocky Mountain House and Caroline are under a severe thunderstorm watch.
