EDMONTON – Environment Canada has ended a tornado watch for areas of northwestern Alberta.
Earlier Friday the warning was issued for Slave Lake, Grande Prairie, Valleyview, Beaverlodge, Peace River, Fairview, High Prairie, and Manning. At 4:19 p.m., the watch was expanded to include Wabasca, Peerless Lake, Gift Lake, and Cadotte Lake.
The watch means conditions are favourable in those areas for the development of funnel clouds or weak tornadoes. According to Environment Canada, these types of funnel clouds form out of large cumulus clouds or very weak thunderstorms, and normally, do not have the strength to reach the ground.
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However, one or two of them may briefly touch down and can become destructive over a very small area.
Should one develop, you should take shelter in a strong structure or underground. If it’s safe to do so, you can call 1-800-239-0484 to report your sighting. You can also email your pictures to edmonton@globalnews.ca.
To get real-time weather for your area, download the Skytracker weather app.
Environment Canada dropped the watch around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
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