Tornado warning south of Calgary ends
Posted Jul 17, 2023 3:06 pm.
Last Updated Jul 17, 2023 3:49 pm.
A tornado warning issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for Foothills County near Okotoks, De Winton, High River and Aldersyde ended before 4 p.m. Monday.
The weather agency said damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall were also possible.
The warning was issued at around 2:50 p.m.
It replaced the severe thunderstorm warning issued for those areas.
Meanwhile, the weather agency says conditions are favourable for developing dangerous thunderstorms that may produce damaging wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
Read More: Severe thunderstorm warning ends, watch still on hand for Calgary: ECCC
Amid the warning, hail has been falling in parts of Okotoks, with some people on Twitter reporting the chunks of ice being around the size of a toonie.
Glad we made it home from our walk minutes before this came down 3/4 inch hail #abstorm #okotoks pic.twitter.com/LUh3qkpKJX
— Isabel Dallaire ???????? (@isabeldallaire) July 17, 2023
In south Okotoks right now.
Majority are small but there are a few larger hail scattered in my yard.
Storm is heading east and continues to rumble #abwx pic.twitter.com/JWEV9PxRje— Brittney Matejka (@BrittneyMatejka) July 17, 2023
The ECCC asks to report severe weather by email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ABStorm.
More to come
