{"id":15221632,"date":"2026-07-23T01:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/2-central-alberta-tornadoes-confirmed-as-significant-ef-2-twisters-as-active-season-continues\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T01:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:33:24","slug":"2-central-alberta-tornadoes-confirmed-as-significant-ef-2-twisters-as-active-season-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/2-central-alberta-tornadoes-confirmed-as-significant-ef-2-twisters-as-active-season-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"2 central Alberta tornadoes confirmed as &#039;significant&#039; EF-2 twisters as active season continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/514852a6-bec1-46b9-9b25-be3a0b82d90a,1784766832311\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1280%2C720%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"Tornado over a tree cover.\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"A photo of the tornado that caused damage in parts of west-central Alberta on July 18, 2026.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Investigators confirmed two tornadoes that touched down in west-central Alberta on Saturday were EF-2 twisters \u2014 with wind speeds reaching roughly 190 km\/h \u2014 that caused extensive structural and tree damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-rocky-mountain-house-tornado-9.7280238?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Edmonton \u2013 CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigators confirmed two tornadoes that touched down in west-central Alberta on Saturday were EF-2 twisters \u2014 with wind speeds reaching roughly 190 km\/h \u2014 that caused extensive structural and tree 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