Drumheller has experienced some severe weather over the past couple of days.
Environment Canada issued three severe thunderstorm watches and a tornado watch between 12:20 p.m. Tuesday and 4:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Although the first severe thunderstorm watch and the tornado watch saw no storms in Drumheller on Tuesday evening, they produced golf ball size hail near Red Deer as well as torrential downpours and heavy thunderstorms.
Wednesday morning Drumheller was put under the second severe thunderstorm watch. At approximately 12 p.m. Calgary and surrounding area were put under a tornado watch and Environment Canada was advising those residents to take cover. Funnel clouds were seen just south of Calgary and at approximately 1 p.m. were seen near the Chinook Centre in Calgary.
The clouds over Drumheller began to get dark at approximately 2:20 p.m. and thunderstorms began in Drumheller and the surrounding areas followed by rain and strong winds. Shortly after the watch was cancelled.
At 4:41 p.m. Drumheller was put under another severe thunderstorm watch which was cancelled at 6:01 p.m.
