According to the weather agency, the twister touched down 30 kilometres northeast of Edson at 8:58 p.m. Sunday and resulted in trees being damaged.
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Environment Canada has given the tornado a preliminary rating of EF 0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale which means it’s believed the twister packed estimated wind speeds of 105 to 137 km/h. An EF 0 tornado generally results in very little, if any, damage.
Storm by Edson. #abstorm 855pm pic.twitter.com/SSaZHLOqAC
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Meteorologists with Environment Canada are still looking for photos of the tornado and any damage it may have caused. People with photos or information are being asked to call 1-800-239-0484 or send an email to storm@ec.gc.ca.
-With files from Jennifer Ivanov, Global News.
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