Rain, storms and lightning were experienced across most of Alberta on Sunday, bringing funnel clouds and landspout tornadoes with them.

“They were generally very slow-moving thunderstorms, which kind of stands in sharp contrast to maybe your average severe weather day in Alberta,” said Eric Van Lochem, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Sunday was marked by heavy rainfall of up to 100mm, dreary weather and a series of storms — some of which persisted into Monday.

According to Environment Canada, multiple funnel clouds were confirmed across the province, as well as a landspout tornado in the Hardisty area.

“If you have a slow moving low-pressure system, lots of vorticity in the area, and you throw a thunderstorm — doesn’t even have to be a strong thunderstorm —

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