A large tornado forming southwest of Wildwood, Alta., on July 24, 2023. (Photo From Twitter/Braydon Morisseau)

By Dan Reynish

Record tied in Medicine Hat area

Heat records broken in Alberta on Monday; tornado west of Edmonton

Jul 25, 2023 | 9:47 AM

A number of hot weather records were broken Monday, the hottest day so far this year.

There was also a confirmed tornado near Wildwood, Alta. about 120 kilometres west of Edmonton, at about 9:30 p.m. yesterday.

There have been no reports of damage specific to the tornado at this time.

A second tornado may have occurred earlier in the evening.

At about 6:05 p.m. a funnel cloud was reported near Cynthia, Alta. associated with a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. Cynthia is about 165 km west of Edmonton and 50 km south of Wildwood.

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Meteorologists are seeking pictures of the tornadoes and any damage they may have caused.

Heat over southern Alberta created a number of new temperature records.

The following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record yesterday.

Medicine Hat area

• tied record of 38.9 C set in 1890

Calgary area

• new record of 35.1 C; old record of 33.9 C set in 1890

Drumheller area

• new record of 36.9 C; old record of 35.0 C set in 1936

Lethbridge area

• new record of 36.9 C; old record of 34.4 C set in 1904

Pincher Creek area

• new record of 35.6 C; old record of 32.8 C set in 1905

Taber area

• new record of 37.7 C; old record of 34.5 C set in 2007

Waterton Park area

• new record of 34.3 C; old record of 31.0 C set in 1988