Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeTornado
PlaceGrande Prairie AB
Event Start DateJuly 8, 2004
Event End DateJuly 8, 2004
CommentsGrande Prairie AB, July 8, 2004. A tornado swept through the city of Grand Prairie turning over cars and causing damages to homes and businesses. Environment Canada reported the tornado as a funnel cloud, although a tornado advisory was in place at the time. The tornado touched down at 15:30 MST and passed through the city’s downtown core. Damages included a downed power line that caused a small fire in a hotel, the destruction of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant as well as numerous homes with damaged roofs, doors and windows.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0