Meteorologist Yvonne Schalle said this "parade of storms" will carry into the weekend and strong winds will accompany each storm. Other areas will get heavy rain and snow.

The country experienced nine typhoons and two tropical depressions from mid-September to mid-November, exposing about 11.8 million people to threat of intense flooding.

A recent study shows sparrows have increased stress levels when exposed to more frequent and severe winter storms.

The national weather agency expects thunderstorms to move through the region Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Wild summer weather rolled through Edmonton and much of central Alberta Thursday night, bringing with it heavy rain, lighting and thunder.

Rain and the risk of storms return to the Okanagan weather forecast for the final weekend of June.

A wet start to summer is headed for the Okanagan weather forecast ahead of a warm Father's Day.

The storms triggered multiple tornado watches and warnings over a span of several hours Monday. Elsewhere, some cities opened shelters as a cold front collided with warmer air over northern Gulf Coast states and temperatures were expected to plunge.

An online survey conducted last month found 60 per cent of respondents "have not taken steps to be more prepared for power outages caused by winter storms."

A woman on vacation in Calgary says she feels helpless watching Hurricane Dorian destroy her home in the Bahamas from 3,000 kilometres away.