Tornado touches down at Alberta campground southeast of Edmonton
Posted July 9, 2026 9:17 am.
Last Updated July 9, 2026 9:24 am.
A tornado touched down at an Alberta campground Wednesday night.
The tornado touched down at the Dillberry Lake Provincial Campground, about 300 kilometres southeast of Edmonton near the Saskatchewan boundary.
Wainwright RCMP say the campground was evacuated by emergency services, and “everyone has been accounted for.”
The tornado triggered a since-cancelled Alberta Emergency Alert, at 7:22 p.m., for Wainwright, Provost and Chauvin.
Environment Canada called the tornado, which was moving at 30 km/h, a “very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation.”
Wainwright RCMP and surrounding detachments were at the scene.
The Municipal District of Wainwright said fire and rescue departments were dealing with the situation.
“We are asking the general public to avoid the area and allow emergency crews to respond to the event,” the municipal district wrote on Facebook.
The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) confirmed the Dillberry Lake tornado was one of two tornadoes to hit southeast of Edmonton “based on video and photo evidence.” The second one, it says, occurred southwest of Paradise Valley.
“Unfortunately, the second tornado southeast of Chauvin, Alta. appears to have gone through a provincial park. A flipped trailer, tree damage and minor injuries are reported there. It continued southeast into Sask,” the NTP wrote on Facebook.
The group says a damage survey team based in Olds will make its way to Dillberry Lake Thursday to investigate.
