Tornado watch in effect

Description: Tornado watch in effect

Conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds and possibly brief, weak tornadoes. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are also possible. The potential for tornadoes will exist until early this evening.

Tornado watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ABStorm.

Area: Beaver Co. near Viking and Kinsella

Affected areas (44):

• Alliance
• Amisk
• Bawlf
• Beaumont
• Beaver County
• Bittern Lake
• Camrose
• Camrose County No. 22
• Chauvin
• Czar
• Daysland
• Edberg
• Edgerton
• Ermineskin 138
• Ferintosh
• Flagstaff County
• Hardisty
• Hay Lakes
• Heisler
• Holden
• Hughenden
• Irma
• Killam
• Leduc
• Leduc County
• Lougheed
• Louis Bull 138B
• Millet
• New Norway
• Paradise Valley
• Provost
• Provost No. 52
• Rosalind
• Ryley
• Sedgewick
• Strathcona County
• Strome
• Tofield
• Vermilion River County No. 24
• Viking
• Wainwright
• Wainwright No. 61
• Wetaskiwin
• Wetaskiwin County No. 10

Action to take:

• Be prepared for severe weather
• Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches
• In the event of a tornado, or if a tornado warning is issued for your area, it is recommended you take the following actions: Go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from outside walls and windows, such as a basement, bathroom, stairwell or interior closet
• Leave mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers and other temporary or free-standing shelter, and move to a strong building if you can
• As a last resort, lie in a low spot and protect your head from flying debris
• Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year
• Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

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