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.
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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.
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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.
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