Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings that were in place for areas north and northeast of Edmonton Friday afternoon were no longer in place by Friday night.
Environment Canada issued the watches for the Athabasca region and stretching as far north as Fort McMurray.
A thunderstorm warning was also issued shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday for an area east of Edmonton.
By 8:12 p.m. Friday, all thunderstorm watches and warnings in Alberta were dropped.
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The weather agency said the line of thunderstorms was capable of producing very strong wind gusts, damaging hail and torrential rain.
“We’re looking at the possibility of some thundershower activity in our area this afternoon and also dealing with that in areas east and northeast of our city with severe thunderstorm watches and warnings likely to be in place for much of the afternoon,” Global Edmonton chief meteorologist Jesse Beyer said Friday morning.
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On Thursday, a heat warning was issued for much of Alberta, including Edmonton.
The heat warning was dropped for the Edmonton area on Friday afternoon but remained in place for Red Deer and parts of southeast Alberta.
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“We’re expecting 28 C on Saturday with severe thundershowers expected across most of central and east central Alberta,” Beyer said. “It’ll be 15 C as we head into your Sunday with a chance of showers.”
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