Environment Canada dropped a severe thunderstorm watch and funnel cloud advisory for areas east and southeast of Edmonton on Wednesday evening after issuing the warnings in the afternoon.
At 1:47 p.m., the weather centre warned that conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds in areas including Bonnyville, St. Paul, Cold Lake, Lac La Biche, Fort Saskatchewan, Vegreville, Leduc, Camrose and Lloydminster.
The advisory warned Albertans to take funnel cloud sightings seriously and to be prepared to take shelter if a funnel cloud forms. Funnel clouds usually appear with little or no warning.
Something that appeared to be a funnel cloud was spotted by a number of people south of Edmonton Wednesday evening.
Severe thunderstorm watches were also in effect for southeast Alberta.
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