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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
If you do a search on line there are plenty of pictures of Tornados over bodies of water.
I'm not a scientist. But if a snow flake can fall into the Red Deer River valley? Why can't a powerfull Tornado?
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I agree ... why can't it. My whole point is that I've never heard of it happening, and the Red Deer river winds through the heart of Alberta's worst tornado belt, so it seems odd. And because there are no anecdotal accounts of one ever hitting the valley, locals feel like it can't happen and they're bullet proof. That's why I'm looking for either a story of a tornado hitting the Red Deer valley, or a meteorlogical explanation of why or why not. My arguement with my neighbours have been along the same lines as what's been brought up here ... a tornado is so strong nothing like an itty bitty thermal updraft is going to stop it, they can strike where ever they please, etc.
While we're on the topic, something related is trailer courts. Is there a scientific or meteorlogical explanation for why tornados ALWAYS seem to hit them ... they're kind of the opposite of the river valley thing.