{"id":15253703,"date":"2026-08-13T19:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/environment-canada-issues-tornado-watch-for-parts-of-eastern-alberta\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T20:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T00:33:38","slug":"environment-canada-issues-tornado-watch-for-parts-of-eastern-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/environment-canada-issues-tornado-watch-for-parts-of-eastern-alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment Canada issues tornado watch for parts of eastern Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/afb0f863-7fc1-415e-a1a1-2321d6b239a8,1786649502512\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C36%2C562%2C316%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"A photo of a map of eastern Alberta. The area that is impacted by the weather watch is highlighted in yellow.\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"Environment Canada issued a statement on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, that condition are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorm which could produce a tornado in eastern Alberta.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may produce a tornado in eastern Alberta. The agency said funnel clouds in eastern Alberta have been reported to be very close to the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/eastern-alberta-funnel-cloud-august-13-9.7306324?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Edmonton \u2013 CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may produce a tornado in eastern Alberta. 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