CARSTAIRS – As communities throughout the region celebrated Canada Day, a twister ripped through part of Mountain View County leaving a swath of destruction in its wake.
Rain clouds rolled into the region at around 1:30 p.m., followed by rumbling thunder and heavy rains. Shortly afterward, a tornado warning was issued for the Didsbury area with reports of a twister travelling southeast.
By 2:45 p.m., the tornado advisory was cancelled. Visit Alberta's emergency alerts for updates.
But the storm caused plenty of damage in that fairly brief period of time, levelling buildings on at least one farm property west of Highway 2A outside Carstairs.
A press release issued by the Didsbury RCMP just after 4 p.m. said numerous homes have been damaged.
"However, at this time, it does not appear that anyone was injured," police said.
The RCMP in Didsbury had earlier this afternoon issued a statement regarding reports of a large tornado sweeping through a part of Mountain View County, specifically at Highways 2 and 581, ranging about one to two kilometres wide.
Highway 2A north of Carstairs had been temporarily closed off but is now reopen.