299   
WFCN16 CWWG 250142  
TORNADO WARNING  
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 7:42 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2024.  
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TORNADO WARNING FOR:  
      PONOKA CO. NEAR CRESTOMERE.  
  
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==DISCUSSION==  
  
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:40 P.M. MDT.  
  
AT 7:41 P.M. MDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A   
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT IS POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO. DAMAGING   
WINDS, LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  
  
THERE ARE TWO THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE POSSIBLY PRODUCING TORNADOES.   
  
ONE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED 15 KM WEST MORNINGSIDE, TRAVELLING   
APPROXIMATELY ALONG HIGHWAY 604.   
  
THE OTHER THUNDERSTORM IS JUST EAST OF BENTLEY, TRAVELLING   
APPROXIMATELY ALONG HIGHWAY 12.   
  
BASEBALL-SIZED HAIL OR LARGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH BOTH   
THUNDERSTORMS.  
  
THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE   
COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF YOU HEAR A   
ROARING SOUND OR SEE A FUNNEL CLOUD, SWIRLING DEBRIS NEAR THE   
GROUND, FLYING DEBRIS, OR ANY THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHING, TAKE   
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.   
  
GO INDOORS TO A ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR, AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS   
AND WINDOWS, SUCH AS A BASEMENT, BATHROOM, STAIRWELL OR INTERIOR   
CLOSET. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES, VEHICLES, TENTS, TRAILERS AND OTHER   
TEMPORARY OR FREE-STANDING SHELTER, AND MOVE TO A STRONG BUILDING IF   
YOU CAN. AS A LAST RESORT, LIE IN A LOW SPOT AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD   
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.   
  
LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN   
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)   
  
TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING THUNDERSTORMS   
ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE OR ARE PRODUCING TORNADOES.   
  
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY   
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO   
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ABSTORM.  
  
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
  
END/PASPC  
 
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