Heat records broken in Alberta on Monday

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• New record of 35.1 degrees Celsius – old record of 33.9 degrees Celsius was set in 1890

Drumheller area

• New record of 36.9 degrees Celsius – old record of 35.0 degrees Celsius was set in 1936

Lethbridge area

• New record of 36.9 degrees Celsius – old record of 34.4 degrees Celsius was set in 1904

Pincher Creek area

• New record of 35.6 degrees Celsius – old record of 32.8 degrees Celsius was set in 1905

Taber area

• New record of 37.7 degrees Celsius – old record of 34.5 degrees Celsius was set in 2007

Waterton Park area

• New record of 34.3 degrees Celsius – old record of 31.0 degrees Celsius was set in 1988

TORNADO NEAR WILDWOOD

There was also a confirmed tornado near the hamlet of Wildwood, about 120 kilometres west of Edmonton, at about 9:30 p.m. on Monday.

There have been no reports of damage specific to the tornado as of Tuesday morning, July 25. Officials note a second tornado may have occurred earlier in the evening.

At about 6:05 p.m., a funnel cloud was reported near Cynthia, Alberta, associated with a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado.

Cynthia is about 165 km west of Edmonton and 50 km south of Wildwood.

Meteorologists are seeking pictures of the tornadoes and any damage they may have caused.

READ MORE: Lethbridge News Now.

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