Funnel cloud advisory issued for areas near Calgary
Posted June 14, 2019 12:58 pm.
Last Updated June 14, 2019 3:47 pm.
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CALGARY (660 NEWS) — Environment Canada issued a weather advisory for areas around Calgary.
Conditions will be favourable for the development of funnel clouds.
Environment Canada meteorologists received reports of funnel clouds near Olds around 3:20 p.m. The thunderstorms responsible for the funnel clouds are moving towards the southeast at 45 km/h.
These types of funnel clouds are generated by weak rotation under rapidly growing clouds or weak thunderstorms. This weak rotation is normally not a danger near the ground. However, there is a chance that this rotation could intensify and become a weak landspout tornado.
Meanwhile, reports of funnel clouds were received by storm spotters southwest of Medicine Hat at 12:30 p.m. The threat for funnel clouds continued until later in the afternoon until the alert was dropped at around 3:30 p.m.
