Highway 1 at highway 36, northwest of Brooks, Alta., re-opened Thursday afternoon after being closed for hours due to power line damage in the area.
Altalink crews were first called out to the southern Alberta highway Wednesday evening following a serious thunderstorm which crumpled transmission towers.
According to Environment Canada, “a fast-moving supercell tracked across southern Alberta bringing significant, damaging wind gusts and loonie to golf ball sized hail.”
There were reports of damage to both property and trees – while Fortis Alberta noted the transmission lines issue resulted in power outages in Newell and Vulcan counties.
Get breaking National news
Multiple collisions in the area were reported to Alberta 511 Wednesday evening.
Environment Canada says no tornados have been reported, but wind gusts were recorded as high as 149km/h in Atlee, 127km/h in Lathom and 121 km/h in both Buffalo and Brooks.
Environment Canada and Climate Change meteorologists are looking for reports of damage from this thunderstorm, which can be submitted by calling 1-800-239-0484, or emailing storm@ec.gc.ca.
Comments