Environment Canada issues special weather statement for funnel clouds

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement on funnel clouds for the City and County of Grande Prairie and the MD of Greenview.

The statement says funnel clouds are possible today (Wednesday, August 12). 

The weather office goes on to say that funnel clouds generated by weak rotation are a danger on the ground only if they intensify into a landspout tornado. 

Weather watchers caution that people should be ready to take shelter if a funnel cloud appears.