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Rotating thunderstorm watches have been issued for central Alberta

A critical tornado warning issued for Flagstaff County was canceled Tuesday afternoon.

According to Alberta’s emergency warning, a tornado was spotted near Alliance moving northeast at 15 km/h around 2:42 p.m.

A second rotating thunderstorm was also spotted south of Alliance around 3 p.m. That storm could produce a tornado, Alberta’s emergency warning said.

Tornado Warning 05 Jul 243 hrs Take necessary precautions. Flagstaff County #ABemerg #ABtornado

— AB Emergencyalert (@AB_EmergAlert) July 5, 2022

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The Alberta Emergency Alert has also lifted the Critical Possible Tornado Warning for Payntert County.

A rotating thunderstorm that could produce a tornado was located about 5 km northeast of Coronation at 3:05 p.m., emergency officials said.

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