Tornado Watch for Parts of Alberta, Canada

A tornado watch was issued for parts of Alberta on Friday afternoon, the Canadian government’s weather website said.

Areas around Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Valleyview fall under the watch, Environment Canada said.

Peace River, Fairview, High Prairie, and Manning also had tornado watches.

“Conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds or weak tornadoes. These types of funnel clouds form out of large cumulus clouds or very weak thunderstorms and normally do not have the energy to reach the ground. However one or two of these funnels may briefly touch down and can become destructive over a very small area,” its website said.