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At 3:50 p.m., meteorologists tracked a storm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to toonie size hail and heavy rain.
That warning ended around 4:50 pm. But the weather service issued another at 5:23 p.m. calling for nickel-sized hail as well as very strong wind gusts and heavy rain.
The second thunderstorm warning has also ended, but a watch remained in effect late Friday evening.
Heavy rain has caused localized flooding in many areas around the city, especially on roadways. Calgary police said they received several calls of flash flooding and hazardous conditions on roads, adding they advised against driving.
The intersection of Blackfoot Trail and Ayliffe Road S.E. was closed due to flooding, police said, one of many major intersections affected by the storm.
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However, Environment Canada meteorologist Ron Mark said the agency has since determined it was not a true funnel cloud.
The observer at the Calgary Airport did report a funnel cloud, said Mark. Our assessment is that it was not a funnel cloud. It was just the rotating base of the cloud, and what we call inflow into the thunderstorm.
He said they did receive reports for hail as large as golf balls, and recorded at least three separate storms moving over the city.
A series of at least three thunderstorms that moved over Calgary Friday afternoon left flooding and golf ball-sized hail in their wake.
