Severe thunderstorms possible Thursday, warmup starts Friday morning

Once again the potential for severe weather exists in central and southern Alberta with multiple shortwave troughs remaining over the region. Given the right triggers, thunderstorms will fire off of the foothills early in the afternoon Thursday and track in a predominantly west-to-east direction, thanks in part to the influence of an incoming ridge of high pressure. If thunderstorms do develop today, there is a chance they will undergo rapid intensification – similar to what happened on Tu