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Tornado spotted in southern Alberta

A tornado has been spotted in southern Alberta 2 kilometres from Enchant — located more than 150 kilometres southeast of Calgary.

Extreme weather event first appeared around 5:20 p.m.

The Albertan who took this photo says it was calm 10 minutes before the tornado appeared near Carmangay, and 'massive hail' followed. (Silsbeer1/Twitter)

A tornado was spotted two kilometres from Enchant Thursday afternoon, as a severe thunderstorm blew through southern Alberta, bringing damaging winds, large hail and intense rainfall. 

Glen Bell tweeted this picture of what he calls a "landspout tornado" east of Carmangay, Alta., at 5:23 p.m. (@GlenBellWX/Twitter)

The tornado warning, which was first issued around around 5:20 p.m. near Carmangay, was downgraded to a severe thunderstorm around 6 p.m.

The tornado is moving quickly southeast towards the community of Enchant, according to the latest tornado warning from Environment Canada. (Google Maps)

The storm is moving eastward at 70 km/h, according to Environment Canada.

The same storm blew threw Calgary earlier, producing large hail.