Severe Thunderstorm Watch for M.D. of Willow Creek
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 11, 2026, 12 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued an orange watch for severe thunderstorms in the M.D. of Willow Creek near Claresholm and Stavely.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm
- Affected area
- M.D. of Willow Creek, Alberta
- Issued
- August 11, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 12 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in M.D. of Willow Creek, Alberta.
Alert Details
Environment Canada has issued an orange watch for severe thunderstorm in effect. The alert is classified as severe with expected urgency.
Affected Areas
M.D. of Willow Creek near Claresholm and Stavely.
What You Should Do
Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, damaging hail and heavy rain. Significant damage to property, buildings and trees is possible. There is a risk of serious injury. Large hail can cause significant damage and injury.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 2026-08-11T23:14:41-00:00 and expires at 2026-08-12T07:00:41-00:00. Thunderstorms will continue to develop late this afternoon and into this evening.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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