A tornado alert is in effect for areas in south central Alberta, as Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado.
People in many areas of Calgary's inner-city were cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm on Thursday brought intense rain and hail to the city.
A vehicle drives under the 8th St. underpass in Calgary Thursday as a thunderstorm caused water to pool on the roads.On Thursday evening, police asked Calgarians to avoid the area of 10th Street N.W. between 16th Avenue N.W. and 13th Avenue N.W. as emergency crews were on scene addressing road damage caused by heavy rainfall.
Kyle Brittain, weather specialist and freelance video journalist, said he caught lightning strikes on camera, including one that hit a building in downtown Calgary.Kyle Brittain, weather specialist and freelance video journalist, said there was a lot of hail accumulation and precipitation that came down "extremely fast" in the storm.
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