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Video captures likely tornado in eastern P.E.I. amid 'wild day' of weather

A mid-afternoon storm Wednesday on Prince Edward Island brought high winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning.

CBC News3 hr ago

First coverage Aug 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM ET

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Video captures likely tornado in eastern P.E.I. amid 'wild day' of weather

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CBC News (www.cbc.ca), a Tier A publisher, filed this report on Aug 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM ET.

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CurrentWire ranked this story 67.4 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness: 25.4 of 35
Source authority: 20 of 20
Coverage breadth: 4 of 20
Geographic relevance: 10 of 10
Story prominence: 8 of 10
Velocity: 0 of 5

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