THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES. LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN15 CWWG BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.

RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 40 KM NORTH OF CALGARY AND TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS AT 30 KM/H. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS

This was issued by EC at 9:39 pm. I knew I should have went out for this one. It was the only storm in ALberta that wasn’t dying out. Oh well!

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= DRUMHELLER - THREE HILLS
=NEW= RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS.

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==DISCUSSION==
AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS GENERATED CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY
THERE ARE SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS VISIBLE ON RADAR. ONE OF
THESE CELLS PRODUCED PEA SIZED HAIL AT DONALDA ALBERTA. THE MAIN
THREAT WITH THESE STORMS IS LARGE HAIL HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND.
THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SHORTLIVED FUNNEL CLOUDS.