Photo gallery: Tornado leaves devastation in rural Central Alberta (6 photos)

Dan Singleton Jul 8, 2022 9:15 AM
Fortis, peace officers and other first responders were out in the Bergen area of Mountain View County on the afternoon of July 7 assessing damage from a storm that Environment Canada said produced a tornado. Dan Singleton/MVP Staff▲
John and Judy Bargholz's residence, in the Bergen area south of Sundre, was heavily in a thunderstorm on the afternoon of July 7. The couple was not home during the storm. Dan Singleton/MVP Staff▲
John and Judy Bargholz's personal property is strewn about their yard, surrounding a Corvette, and tangled up in downed trees after the July 7 afternoon storm. Dan Singleton/MVP Staff▲
This large bumper-pull camper trailer was thrown onto its side during the storm that hit an area of Mountain View County south of Sundre on July 7. Dan Singleton/MVP Staff▲
The remains of an outbuilding, with equipment crushed in the wreckage at the property of John and Judy Bargholz in the Bergen area of Mountain View County. Dan Singleton/MVP Staff▲
An RCMP officer looks over damage at the Bargholz property after the storm on July 7. Dan Singleton/MVP Staff▲

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - A family's main house, several outbuildings, a large RV, another trailer and dozens of large trees south of Sundre were destroyed in a storm that produced a tornado on July 7.

John and Judy Bargholz weren't at their rural home on Thursday afternoon when a thunderstorm swept through the area.

At 2:49 p.m. on July 7, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area south of Sundre.

“This thunderstorm has produced a tornado,” the warning stated. “This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are also possible.”

When the couple arrived home after volunteering in Sundre during the day, they found debris scattered across the property.

It is not immediately known whether it was a tornado or severe winds that hit the properties along the Bergen Road south of Sundre in Mountain View County, including the Bargholz property.

 

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