A severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night downed power lines, damaged a number of cars and caused power outages in southern Alberta.

Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Wednesday just after 5 p.m. for south-central Alberta, informing the public that meteorologists were tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing baseball-sized hail, damaging wind and heavy rain.

The storm was located, at that time, west of Brooks, Alta., and heading east at 80 km/h, Environment Canada said. As the storm travelled southeast, Environment Canada's thunderstorm warnings were directed at areas in and around Vulcan County and the County of Newell in southeastern Alberta.

[Downed power lines and damaged cars, leading to some road closures, were reported by RCMP around Brooks, A

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