Areas near Edmonton and in central Alberta were issued a weather advisory on Tuesday afternoon as Environment Canada said “conditions will be favourable for the development of funnel clouds.”
“Funnel clouds are possible into this evening,” the weather agency said on its website. “These types of funnel clouds are generated by weak rotation under rapidly growing clouds or weak thunderstorms.”
The advisory was lifted late Tuesday evening.
Watch below: Some Global News videos about funnel clouds.
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Funnel cloud spotted near Drumheller, Alta. -
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Incredible video of what appears to be funnel cloud touching down near Breton, Alta. -
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Funnel clouds spotted in Edmonton area -
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Knowing when funnel clouds pose a risk -
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What to do when you spot a funnel cloud -
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Funnel cloud appears to touch down on Cold Lake -
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Farmer shoots video of funnel cloud in central Alberta
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According to Environment Canada, the weak rotation is not usually a danger near the ground but there is a chance such a rotation could “intensify and become a weak landspout tornado.”
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