Earlier this afternoon Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a thunderstorm watch for the Airdrie area but has since ended.

Isolated thunderstorms were expected to develop this afternoon, and track quickly to the east or southeast. Many of these thunderstorms were expected to become severe.

"There is a lot of uncertainty about how much cloud cover and wind may affect these thunderstorms, so the severe thunderstorm watches may be expanded to the north and east later depending on the conditions," ECCC previously stated.

Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. North Rocky View County and Crossfield were also under the watch.

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds and torrential rainfall.

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