{"podcast":{"title":"Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History","slug":"dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170","podcast_index_feed_id":329170,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU8758037629","website_url":"http://darkpoutine.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fa6161fa-d858-11ec-92a4-e3736c3e7410/image/e74115dceaaabb5341e68cb64ee2f4f2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Curiouscast","episode_count":428,"summary":"True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real Canadians. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/darkpoutine","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170"},"episode":{"title":"Black Friday: The 1987 Edmonton Tornado","slug":"black-friday-the-1987-edmonton-tornado","published_at":"2026-01-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170/black-friday-the-1987-edmonton-tornado","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU2515878650.mp3?updated=1768199455","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU2515878650.mp3?updated=1768199455","summary":"Episode 402: On July 31, 1987, an ordinary summer afternoon in Edmonton, Alberta, ended in catastrophe. A powerful tornado cut through the city’s southeast, killing 27 people and leaving entire neighbourhoods destroyed in minutes. In this episode, we examine the second-deadliest tornado in Canadian history through firsthand survivor accounts and direct statements from officials who faced a disaster few believed could happen in a major Canadian city. The day would later become known as “Black Friday,” a name repeated in municipal histories and anniversary coverage. On July 31 itself, it was still just another Friday afternoon. Episode Sources: Tornado, a report : Edmonton and Strathcona County, July 31st, 1987 : Alberta Public Safety ServicesEdmonton Tornado (1987) | The Candian EncyclopediaBELLWEATHER KENNELS CANADA - EDMONTON TORNADO 1987 by Tom TaylorEdmonton Tornado | WikipediaThe Edmonton Tornado | Environment CanadaBlack Friday changed city, survivors | CBC NewsThis Was the Worst Tornado in Canada’s History | Reader’s DigestJul 30, 1988, page 92 - Edmonton Journal at Newspapers.com™From the Edmonton community on RedditEdmonton Journal front page story of the Edmonton tornado July 31, 1987 (Black Friday)Regina Cyclone | Wikipedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Episode 402: On July 31, 1987, an ordinary summer afternoon in Edmonton, Alberta, ended in catastrophe. A powerful tornado cut through the city’s southeas…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3700,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170/episodes/black-friday-the-1987-edmonton-tornado/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170/black-friday-the-1987-edmonton-tornado.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}