Central Alberta was put under a severe thunderstorm warning Sunday, and a tornado warning was also put in place for a short period in the Nanton area. 

Wild summer weather rolled through Edmonton and much of central Alberta Thursday night, bringing with it heavy rain, lighting and thunder.

While much of Alberta experienced turbulent weather on Tuesday night, a mother from Brooks said she was frightened by a funnel cloud next to the highway her family was travelling on around the same time a tornado alert was in effect for the area.

Environment Canada said in southeastern and central Alberta there was a risk of tornadoes, golf-to-tennis ball size hail, 120km/h wind gusts and heavy rainfall of up to 100 mm.

Some residents of Birch Hills County in northern Alberta have been told to prepare for possible evacuation as water levels in the Smoky River continue to rise.

Significant rainfall this week has resulted in flooding on Highway 16 just east of Jasper, Alta.

A low-pressure system bringing widespread precipitation to parts of Alberta has triggered a number of flood watches and rainfall warnings in central and northern parts of the province.

About 300 adjusters have come in from outside Alberta, including about 100 from the United States, for a mix of desk and field work.

The "strong" storm was northwest of Calgary at about 6:25 p.m. and was moving southeast at about 30 kilometres per hour.

City trails and parks are full of poplar fluff. A local arborist says it could be a sign of trees in distress.