1989 -Tornado Damage North Shore
“Our most vivid memory, is of the recent tornado in 1989, which uprooted, and topped many of our large evergreen trees, leaving many of them on our cabin roof.”
Excerpt from the historical book Summer Village of Argentia Beach - 25th Anniversary - 1967-1992 by the Summer Village of Argentia Beach
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F1 tornado touched down at 2:00 pm MDT near Mulhurst, AB. The path and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC. For more details click HERE. An F1 tornado is known as a mid-range weather event causing moderate damage. The lower limit is the beginning of hurricane wind speed which includes the following damage: peeling surface off roofs, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned and/or moving autos pushed off the roads.
Approximate path of the 1989 tornado shown on the Highways & Hailstones website.
