Another round of severe weather is possible to hit areas of Alberta on Tuesday, not-so-good news for Edmonton, which has seen its wettest summer on record.
Intense and widespread severe weather is forecast for parts of central and northern Alberta on Tuesday. The threat will include damaging wind gusts, heavy downpours, very large hail and a tornado or two in some areas of the province.
Meanwhile, folks across southern Alberta will escape the stormy threat thanks to wildfire smoke blanketing the region. The smoke will hinder any storm development, but will also significantly degrade air quality through Tuesday.
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Keep up with the latest watches and warnings in your area. Take immediate action if a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning is issued for your location.
Jet stream fuels tornado threat on Tuesday
The stormy weather is forecast to begin in the afternoon along the northern foothills near Grande Prairie and Edson. They are expected to mature and intensify by the early evening as they track toward Edmonton to Slave Lake.
The storms will move northeast through the evening hours, persisting overnight toward Fort McMurray and Cold Lake with continued damaging wind risk with squall line features.
A strong jet stream lifts across central Alberta late Tuesday afternoon, creating a textbook pattern for severe storm development. Additionally, a developing trough and surface low will push across the province, boosting storm intensity and coverage across north and central Alberta.
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The main threats from these storms will be large hail up to 6 cm in diameter and damaging winds up to 110+ km/h.
A couple of tornadoes are also possible early Tuesday evening north of Edmonton thanks to an abundance of low-level moisture at the surface and strong jet stream above.
Thanks to the stormy summer Alberta has had so far this year, much of the ground is quite waterlogged, especially in the Edmonton region, so it can’t support more run-off. Therefore, heavy rains will greatly increase the flood threat.
Stay with The Weather Network for the latest across Alberta.
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