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Environment Canada has issued a heads-up for eastern and southern Alberta: Keep your eyes peeled for funnel clouds.

The warnings cover a broad swath of Alberta that includes Lloydminster, Wainright, Vermillion, Provost, Hanna, Coronation, Oyen, Drumheller, Three Hills, Brooks, Strathmore and Vulcan.

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According to the national weather service, a weather disturbance over the central part of the province will maintain an unstable airmass over the region, and conditions will be favourable for the development of funnel clouds.

Such types of funnel clouds are generated by a weaker rotation and normally don’t pose much of a threat near the ground. There is a chance, however, for them to intensify.

An EF-1 tornado touched down north of Three Hills earlier this month, snapping trees and destroying an RV. The twister was caught in breathtaking time-lapse and led to the birth of a new meme: Lawnmower Guy.

Photo by Cecilia Wessels / CP

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