Tornado touches down in northwestern Alberta village, damaging homes and businesses – CBC

Jun 16, 2026

Storm struck Girouxville, Alta., on Monday evening

A tornado touched down in northwestern Alberta last night, pulling trees from the earth and ripping roofs from homes in the village of Girouxville.

The tornado that passed through Monday evening caused extensive property damage and cut power to much of the village of 300 residents about 55 kilometres south of Peace River.

Marcel Moore, fire chief and director of emergency management for the Municipal District of Smoky River, said the winds moved in fast and fierce as a funnel cloud struck the community around 8 p.m.

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