Injuries mounted quickly, with 140 people requiring various levels of medical attention. The Pine Lake Tornado dominated our news coverage for months. We aim to have all comments reviewed in a timely manner. . April 3, 1956, 6:30 p.m.: 18, dead, 340 injured. *Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the location. Follow topics and authors relevant to your reading interests. The next issue of Edmonton Journal Headline News will soon be in your inbox. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Pine Lake Tornado - Volume 4 Issue 2 - Lance Shepherd. Searching the lake Yesterday police were using a sonar device to look for objects in the lake which is 12m at its deepest. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The storm started developing around 4 p.m. along the Rocky Mountain foothills in central Alberta. His mother was admitted to hospital with broken ribs. It took rescue workers hours to find the bodies. Officials concede that the list of victims could rise even higher, with several people still in critical condition in intensive care. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. © 2021 Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. 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The Calgary victims were: Merrill Booth, 63; Charles Boutin, 72; Lisa Gourley, 30; Thomas Ian Prior, 68; Margaret Provan, 66; and Kenneth Prudhomme, 50. 12 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured. The Canadian Disaster Database says the most deadly natural disaster in Alberta dates to April 29, 1903, when 70 people were killed in a landslide in the small mining town of Frank in southwest Alberta. We encountered an issue signing you up. A two-year-old child later died on the way to hospital. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day all responded quickly to the disaster Saturday. Known as Black Friday, that event injured 600 and left 1,700 homeless. Pine Lake tornado: On the eve of 16th anniversary, a look back at the day 12 people were killed Back to video. Lipsman was across the lake at the BB-Riback Youth Camp when he oversaw the devastating tornado hit Pine Lake 20 years ago. The Alberta government has pledged to do whatever it can to help the victims, but has not announced any specific intentions. Click here to subscribe. July 14, 2000: Powerful tornado rips through Green Acres campground on Pine Lake killing 12 – Jul 14, 2020 By 6:10 p.m., the storm was near the town of Penhold. Tuesday marks 20 years since the Pine Lake tornado that killed 12 people. "The ground shook, the cupboards rattled, and I knew we were in big trouble. "They're more than customers, they're good friends.". The campground, which has more than 400 sites and was almost full on Friday, is owned by Danny and Lexy Fisher and has been in Mr. Fisher's family for 52 years. Twelve people were killed, making it the first deadly tornado in Canada since 1987, when an F4 tornado killed 27 people in Edmonton, Alberta and injured 300+. An estimated 60 million tonnes of limestone buried part of the town. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. "There's no time to think. — Twenty years after a tornado swept through a campground at a scenic tree-lined lake in central Alberta, killing a dozen people and turning trailers into kindling, Heather Thomson has a pocketful of miracles to reflect on. Keller Airport to Pine Lake MN, WI 15.5 1220 yds 2 deaths- A strong tornado moved through … PINE LAKE, Alta. ", Harold English, 58, from Penhold, Alta., was in a large trailer with his wife and two little dogs when the tornado struck. While there are no reports of missing people, authorities fear there may be more bodies stuck in more than 60 vehicles that landed in the lake because no one knows exactly how many vacationers were at the large campground. Wind speeds were estimated to have peaked at about 300 km/h, but what made this event more deadly was that the tornado ranged between 800 metres and 1-1/2 km wide. When word got out, farmers came with their tractors and staff from the golf course arrived with their carts to help in the rescue efforts. Throughout the weekend, the Red Cross took calls from anxious relatives and friends of campers from around the world. Pine Lake, WI is a Moderate Risk area for tornados. However, because the trees at Halfway Lake bore the brunt of the winds, trailers were not thrown or inflicted devastating and deadly structural damage, as was the case at Pine Lake. Rated as the second-most deadly tornado in Alberta’s history behind the Edmonton-area twister that killed 27 people July 31, 1987. As the death toll rose to 10, divers continued to search the lake today for more victims of a tornado that flattened an Alberta campground. Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. © Copyright 2021 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved. Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Introducing 5 FP Newsletters: Energy, Economy, Investor, Work and Finance, Financial Post: Introducing 5 Newsletters, Pine Lake tornado: On the eve of 16th anniversary, a look back at the day 12 people were killed. "I have never been so scared in all my life," said Emily Smithers, who lives in the Green Acres campground with her two small children. We’ve already had a tumultuous start, with five of them recorded over the Canada Day weekend in central and southern Alberta, areas that have been hard hit in the past. 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Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. When the menacing clouds started rolling in early on the evening of July 14, 2000, some campers started to take action. It moves east in a straight line for 15 km, smashing into the campground, killing and injuring campers. Yesterday morning, police said that an older man had died late Saturday night in an Edmonton hospital. It’s tornado season, when all the right conditions combine to form one of nature’s deadliest events. The site of the killer tornado at the Green Acres trailer park at Pine Lake. Thursday marks the 16th anniversary of the deadly tornado that struck the Green Acres trailer park at Pine Lake, about 40 km southeast of Red Deer. Monday, July 13, 2020. The following are the names of nine people killed in the Alberta tornado. Some have likened the campground ruins to "coleslaw," others call it "ground zero.". Since 2000, natural disasters, including floods, fires and storms, have caused an estimated $4.6 billion in damage in Alberta. Pine County Courthouse 635 Northridge Dr NW Pine City, MN 55063 Telephone: 320-591-1400 1-800-450-7463 They were screaming and yelling. Camper trailers were marked with orange Xs after being completely searched and lifted, and a steady stream of work crews congregated as helicopters buzzed overhead. That means: If you do not see your comment posted immediately, it is being reviewed by the moderation team and may appear shortly, generally within an hour. He and eight relatives, including his four children ages 3 to 9, desperately tried to hang on inside. Sunday marks the 19th anniversary of the F3 storm that struck the Green Acre Campground in Pine Lake, killing 12, injuring 140 and causing an inflation-adjusted $18.2 million in damages. Rescuers dig through the rubble looking for victims of the Pine Lake tornado. the Pine Lake storm of 14 July 2000 that resulted in 12 fatalities and 13 million dollars property damage (Joe and Dudley 2000; Erfani et al. Please try again. Although Environment Canada was closely monitoring a swirling soup of unsettled weather that caused the devastation and had issued a severe-thunderstorm warning, the weather service did not know a tornado had touched down until it was too late for the people at Green Acres. This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff. Instead, the heavy masses of metal and the people beside them were sucked into the twister. A backhoe lifts a camper frame out of Pine Lake. Wind picked up Mr. Mahoney's trailer and flipped it like a matchbox toy. This article was published more than 10 years ago. Following the course of the F3 tornado which ripped through Green Acres campground at Pine Lake, Alta. Conservation officers remove water samples from Pine Lake to be tested. If you are looking to give feedback on our new site, please send it along to, To view this site properly, enable cookies in your browser. About 1,000 people were displaced by the tornado, which struck the popular vacation resort at 7 p.m. on July 14, 2000. Officials said it would take them until at least tonight to be sure that no more victims from Friday's devastating twister -- the fourth-deadliest to hit Canada -- were buried in mounds of rubble in Pine Lake at the once placid Green Acres vacation spot. The cleanup efforts included 100 soldiers who assisted in recovery operations. Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. In just one minute, the tornado left a concentrated path of destruction at Green Acres. Merrill Booth, 63, of Calgary Charles Boutin, 72, of Calgary Doris Broberg, 63, of Strathmore, Alta. July is a nervous month for Albertans and for good reason. Twenty-three people were injured. Divers are carefully working their way through the mess in search of bodies. "This has been a powerfully emotional and traumatizing time for a whole lot of people," he said. We really don't know," RCMP Constable Dan Doyle said. Biwabik & Pine Lake, MN Tornado, Oct 1900. PINE LAKE, Alta. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. It seemed like a bad dream.". The centre of the storm hit Green Acres, which looked like a giant had scratched his hand through the site. Both were killed as the twister exploded, he said. The detailed climatology of Alberta tornados compiled by Hage (1990, 2003) showed that the Edmonton tornado Aerial photo of the Pine Lake campground. You just do a lot of praying," said Mr. Mahoney, 32, who suffered a broken arm and a cut foot. Injuries/Deaths: None: Summary: This tornado, though nearly rain wrapped was viewed and recorded by at least two chase teams as it tracked for around 9 miles, ending about 7 miles east of Middle River by 7:32 PM CDT. The device uses sound energy to produce high-resolution images, regardless of visibility. After as many as 40 vehicles ended up in the lake, water quality was a major concern. We aim to create a safe and valuable space for discussion and debate. As the death toll rose to 10, divers continued to search the lake today for more victims of a tornado that flattened an Alberta campground. Avoid the use of toxic and offensive language. Lucas Holtom, 2, of Ontario Thomas Ian Prior, 68, of Calgary Margaret Provan, 66, of Calgary Kenneth Prudhomme, 50, of Calgary Ervin Semmons, 74, of Edmonton Margot Warner, 31, of Rumsey, Alta. Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. Twelve people lost their lives as a result. The Pine Lake tornado touched down around 7 PM on Friday July 14, 2000, the first day of the Glacier – Waterton International Hamfest . Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter . We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Rescue workers search the Green Acres Campground in Pine Lake on July 15, 2000, a day after the tornado swept through, killing a dozen people and injuring dozens mores. In addition, that analysis suggests that the tornado likely had a similar intensity to the Pine Lake Alberta F3 tornado of July 14, 2000. The Edmonton tornado was classified as an F4 tornado on the Fujita F-scale (Fujita 1981). . UPDATED: Read our community guidelines here. PINE LAKE, Alberta— The death toll from a tornado that devastated a Canadian campground rose to 10 Sunday, after a victim in an Edmonton hospital died overnight. The other victims were: Irving Simmonds, 74, from Edmonton; Clifford Stegman, 50, from Red Deer; Margot Warner, 31, from Rumsey; Oren Wangsness, 51, from Leduc; Doris Broberg, 63, from Strathmore; and Lucas Holtom, two, from Ontario. By the time ambulances reached the area about 40 kilometres southeast of Red Deer, nearly 45 minutes after the touchdown, eight people were dead. News Director Lamya Asiff directed our team to not just focus on the number of fatalities, but to move forward and try to humanize the story that was unfolding to all those affected by this life changing storm. Read our, I'm a print subscriber, link to my account, Read more about following topics and authors. Fellow camper Oliver Mahoney was helpless to aid a man and baby who were sucked from a car just as he rushed to shelter his own family. 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