What is 1987 Edmonton tornado?
The '''Edmonton tornado''' was a powerful and devastating [[tornado]] that hit the eastern part of [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]] on the afternoon of July 31, 1987. It destroyed more than 300 homes. It was rated as a strong F4 to a weak F5 tornado on the [[Fujita scale]]. It cost $332.27 million in total damage. It killed 27 people and injured more than 300 people and was the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.meteo.mcgill.ca/195-250/2008/html/tornadoes/text70.html |title=Edmonton Tornado |access-date=2009-08-01 |archive-date=2009-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826164114/http://www.meteo.mcgill.ca/195-250/2008/html/tornadoes/text70.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{multistub|weather|Canada}} [[Category:History of Alberta]] [[Category:Tornadoes in Canada]] [[Category:1987 in North America]] [[Category:1980s disasters in Canada]] [[Category:1980s in weather]]