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Wednesday night was an anxious night for most Central Albertans.
Earlier in the day a tornado watch was issued for our area calling for the potential of severe weather and possible tornados. That watch then turned into a warning just after 7 p.m. as Environment Canada meteorologists were tracking two severe storms. One of the storms located north of Bentley and the other north of Eckville.
Both storms were heading eastward with many communities in its path. By 7:30 the affected areas went from Sylvan Lake in the south to Ponoka County in the north.
At 8:05 a large hail warning was also issued on top of the tornado warning.
At 8:17 Environment Canada downgraded the tornado warning to a severe thunderstorm warning with the storm passing through Central Alberta and moving eastward to the Saskatchewan border.
One strange part about this storm was how there was such a clear line of affected areas. The City of Lacombe was basically cut in half with residents in the north part of the city saying they were getting large hail, while those in the south hardly got any at all.
As Central Albertans assess the damage today, so far there have been no official reports on the amount of damage caused by last night's storm.
Today's (Thursday) forecast is looking a bit more stable, with a chance of thunderstorms but cooler temperatures. Air quality continues to be an issue with the wild fires in Alberta.
For the latest forecast click here.