Thunderstorm prompts weather delay at Big Valley Jamboree
A big thunderstorm sweeping throughout central Alberta compelled organizers of the Large Valley Jamboree to place a pause on occasions Friday night time.
As darkish, black storm clouds swept in from the west, the nation music pageant introduced a climate delay at 8:44 p.m.
“Please evacuate the live performance bowl and take shelter within the Market Commerce Present constructing or the Watering Gap as we await the storm to go,” stated a discover posted to Twitter.
“We are going to ship an replace when it’s secure to renew the present. Thanks to your cooperation.”
A extreme thunderstorm warning is in impact a lot of central Alberta, together with the the Camrose space the place the pageant is held.
“At 9:25 p.m. MDT, Setting Canada meteorologists are monitoring a line of extreme thunderstorms able to producing very sturdy wind gusts, as much as nickel measurement hail and heavy rain,” the weather agency’s warning said.
This line of extreme thunderstorms is positioned from Millet, by means of Camrose to Donalda and is transferring northeast at 60 km/h.
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As of publishing, the warning was nonetheless in place.
