For the second day in a row, Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning Thursday afternoon for some areas west of Edmonton, in addition to parts of southern Alberta.
Shortly after 5 p.m., the weather agency said it was “tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel-size hail and heavy rain” and that the storm was located about 10 kilometres northwest of Tomahawk in Parkland County, which was put under a severe thunderstorm warning. The warning in Parkland County was dropped just before 7 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warnings were later in effect for Forty Mile County and Cypress County in southern Alberta but were upgraded to watches by 8:25 p.m.
At 7:44 p.m., Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Yellowhead County near Edson and Sundance Provincial Park. The weather agency warned people in those areas of the possibility of heavy downpours that could cause flash floods and see water pooling on roads. The warning was later dropped at 8:25 p.m.
For a complete list of weather warnings and watches in Alberta, click here.
Environment Canada warned the public the severe weather could also produce large hail, destructive wind gusts and “torrential rainfall” and that people should take cover if threatening weather approaches.
To report severe weather, send an email to ec.storm.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ABStorm.
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