A funnel cloud was spotted north of Airdrie on Monday.
Around 7 p.m. on Monday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) received multiple reports of a funnel cloud spotted east of Acme towards Carbon.
Christy Climenhaga, a scientist with ECCC, shared it was a cold core funnel.
"There were some very weak showers in the region, not really the setup you would typically see for a lot of these cold core funnels."
At this point, it does look like the funnel cloud stayed aloft.
"They usually do not touch down, but there is the chance of one of those funnels touching down and forming what we call a weak landspout tornado."
She explained that cold core funnels aren’t rare. When cooler air is higher up, it creates wind that spins sideways in the atmosphere. If a strong upward wind happens, this spin can tilt and form a funnel cloud.
Airdrie is forecast to see some rain today, and then return once again for this weekend.
On Sunday, a big storm rolled through Airdrie, leaving its mark.
It was a supercell storm that developed in the foothills before quickly moving toward Airdrie and Calgary. The system travelled at about 50 to 60 kilometres per hour and brought hail to parts of north Calgary.
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