A tornado that touched down in central Alberta Wednesday morning has been confirmed by Environment Canada, making it the province's first tornado of the 2020 severe weather season.

Environment Canada has tentatively identified the phenomenon as a "weak, short-lived EF0 tornado."

The family plans to rebuild their home right where it was before.

The Oklahoma storm hit Madill, near the Red River, about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, causing widespread damage to the town, including its residential neighbourhoods.

A tornado ripped through Murray County on Sunday, killing six others in their mobile home park.

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms was likely Sunday from Louisiana through the Tennessee Valley, the National Weather Service said.

The National Weather Service tweeted a video from the Arkansas Department of Transportation that showed a large tornado dropping from storm clouds in Jonesboro.

Canadian country music star Brett Kissel's benefit concert in Edmonton has raised $57,000 for victims of last week's tornadoes in Tennessee.

Brett Kissel is performing at a sold-out relief concert in Edmonton to help those affected by the deadly tornado in Nashville this week.

A tornado ripped through Tennessee early Tuesday morning and killed at least two dozen people.