Tornado watch for City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park issued 12:46 PM MDT

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City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park
12:46 PM MDT Thursday 16 June 2011
Tornado watch for
City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park issued
Conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds or weak tornadoes. These types of funnel clouds form out of large cumulus clouds or very weak thunderstorms and normally do not have the energy to reach the ground. However one or two of these funnels may briefly touch down and can become destructive over a very small area. Treat all funnel clouds and tornadoes seriously and avoid when possible. Should one develop overhead take shelter until it dissipates. Remember these funnel clouds will normally appear with little or no warning.Environment Canada continues to monitor the situation closely. Please continue to monitor your local media or weatheradio for further updates.Should you spot a funnel cloud or tornado...And only if it is safe to do so...You can call 1-800-239-0484 to report your sighting. Please note this phone number is for reporting severe weather only.
A slow moving low pressure system will continue to produce rain over much of Western Alberta today with an additional 20 to 40 millimetres expected by this evening. The rain is expected to continue into Friday.






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[shan]

no rain or hail in redwater area, some wind. local schools are on standby lockdown. raining in fort saskatchewan though

 

[09xp850le]

gettin windy in barrhead

 

[Summitric]

Just heard thunder and saw lots of lightning for the first time this year...... Didn't think it was warm enough outside for tornado threats>?

 

[TylerG]

Just heard thunder and saw lots of lightning for the first time this year...... Didn't think it was warm enough outside for tornado threats>?

Ric, I'm afraid we aren't in Kansas anymore

 

[gforce]

i seen lightning to the east aro 3 o clock

 

[Mike270412]

Just got expanded to the west.

 

[kellyandhislimo]

There a tornado watch for Lacombe county, Gull lake, Blackfalds too. Just been raining lots off and on a bit breezy but havn't seen any tornado's yet.

 

[boots]

I watched all day and nothing. So disappointed

 

[Mike270412]

I watched all day and nothing. So disappointed

That's funny right there... just finished askin the Mrs."Think there's a guy in the local trailer park wearin bib overalls(long john shirt underneath)with no teeth that they can interview for the news?"

 

[DaveB]

Just heard thunder and saw lots of lightning for the first time this year...... Didn't think it was warm enough outside for tornado threats>?

Bingo. I ain't no climatologist, but without the whole "convection thing" (hot air rises, cool air falls creating turbulance)...all we're gonna get is rain....which we got. (Blew my BBQ cover off to the other side of the deck, though, LOL) According to Environment Canada, we're still under tornado watch....