Tornado watch issued for parts of central Alberta
Environment and Climate Change Canada flagged conditions favourable for tornadoes across a wide swath of central Alberta on Tuesday afternoon.
Why it matters
Tornado watches signal that residents in the affected areas should be prepared to seek shelter quickly if severe weather develops.
Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a tornado watch covering many parts of central Alberta on Tuesday afternoon, warning that atmospheric conditions were favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes.
The federal weather agency's advisory, marked with a yellow warning designation, urged residents in the affected areas to stay alert to changing sky conditions and be ready to take shelter if a tornado or funnel cloud is spotted.
Details on specific communities under the watch were not immediately available, though the alert applied broadly across the central region of the province.
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