Damage reported after tornado spotted in area northwest of Calgary (VIDEO)

A tornado was reported in an area northwest of Calgary Thursday afternoon, as severe weather pops up across the province.

A tornado warning was issued by Environment Canada for the Airdrie-Cochrane-Olds-Sundre area, however, it was dropped just before 4 pm.

Social media reports showed a potential tornado on the ground, with damage reported in the area.

Significant tornado damage, house and other structural damage and tree blowdown 51.708641,-114.540486 @NTP_Reports #ABstorm pic.twitter.com/vBXALyOIhn

— Francis Lavigne-Theriault (@FLTstorm) July 7, 2022

More tornado video near Bergen. 2:45pm looking west #abstorm pic.twitter.com/6l4OoACeI7

— Jay Lesyk (@JayLesykWX) July 7, 2022

Big cone tornado S of Sundre beconing rain-wrapped #ABstorm pic.twitter.com/JKlnuPawoT

— Francis Lavigne-Theriault (@FLTstorm) July 7, 2022

Bergen TORNADO still in progress 2:55pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/0W0DKXx8qm

— Darren Howard (@lightningmanAB) July 7, 2022

Tornado few min ago just NE of Bergen #abstorm pic.twitter.com/Asj6rtJXZx

— Isabel (@isabel_ONwx) July 7, 2022

Tornado near Shantz, AB 2:55pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/br8yuHd78z

— Shane Turgeon (@ShaneTurgeon) July 7, 2022

Tornado near Shantz, AB 2:55pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/br8yuHd78z

— Shane Turgeon (@ShaneTurgeon) July 7, 2022

Tornado 3km ENE of Shantz looking west 2:55pm. Appears to have lifted now. #abstorm @TwistedChasers pic.twitter.com/s5Nr8xSrqH

— Mark Jinks (@markjinksphoto) July 7, 2022

Timelapse of the #tornado near sundre #skstorm at 2:30 pm pic.twitter.com/UTNHyAWhd2

— Jenny Hagan LostInSk (@LostInSk) July 7, 2022

Environment Canada has issued weather watches for a wide swath of central and southern Alberta, including tornado watches for the following areas:

• Airdrie-Cochrane-Olds-Sundre
• Red Deer-Ponoka-Innisfail-Stettler
• Rocky Mountain House-Caroline

Environment Canada