A clean-up is underway Tuesday after an intense storm rolled through several communities in north and central Alberta.

Near Highway 616, west of Highway 2 residents saw wicked winds late Monday, which caused several trees to snap.

Resident Tyler Knelson says he was inside his home when he saw the storm approaching. And he quickly grabbed his camera to grab a few shots.

"I'd describe it as a roar, just extremely loud. It was loud enough that it sounded like it could break the windows out," he said.

His windows are intact but the extreme wind toppled trees all over his yard.

And just a short distance away, area farmer Jerry Pydde has plenty to clean-up after Monday's storm. The hail was so severe it damaged the siding on his home.

"Just missed the house," he said.

"The blue spruce it was the nicest tree we had and it fell the other way, it could have fallen on the house," he added.

He says he is thankful no one was hurt in the storm.

Other areas were hit hard by hail storms in the region, including Wetaskiwin and Mannville.

A storm rolled in around 8:30 p.m. with hail measuring two inches, which measures the same size as a Canada Grade A egg.

And heavy winds blew into Lloydminster destroying buildings and twisting metal. The strong winds even picked up a trampoline from someone's backyard. The trampoline was eventually found wedged in between a fence and a tree.

Residents in the McLaughlin area suggest it may have been a tornado that ripped through the area leaving widespread damage. Some say large structures and pieces of equipment appear to have been lifted and moved several metres.

"Most people that have stopped have said this is the worst that they've seen...there is lots. Farmers to the west of us that have been totally devastated," said resident Blair Elliott.

The powerful storm knocked trees down and a large youth lodge, which was under construction at the time.

"The main beam for the building is 20 to 30 feet in front of it, so it looks like the tornado, or whatever it was caught it lifted it and moved it. My swather back here has been moved about 50 feet from where it was. And there are no tracks but you can see where it landed, so it lifted it and dropped it down again," said Harold Stephan with the Battle River Ranch Camp.

And while the tornado has not yet been confirmed, there were several confirmed sightings of funnel clouds in the area Monday evening.

With files from Susan Amerongen and Sonia Sunger