Summer Storms

• Environment Canada changes its national alert system for extreme storms

  Environment and Climate Change Canada has changed how it alerts Canadians to potentially lethal weather. The weather agency said it now has a more precise way of issuing warnings.

  Weather

  Jun 2, 2021
  
• Thunderstorms possible across much of southwestern Ontario: Environment Canada

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

  Weather

  Jul 29, 2020
  
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• Some Alberta farmers bracing for worst harvest in 18 years: ‘The damage is done’

  Many farmers in Alberta are facing another difficult harvest: hail has battered crops and fields across the province look more like lakes than farm land.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2020
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• Hail damage the worst in Alberta compared to all other Canadian provinces: AMA

  Alberta's weather can be unpredictable much of the time. Severe storms can wreak havoc on homes and businesses, including auto dealerships.

  Environment

  Jul 3, 2019
• Rainfall warning issued for western Alberta, up to 100 mm of ‘extremely heavy’ rain expected by Sunday

  Parts of western Alberta were told to brace for as much as 100 millimetres (mm) of "extremely heavy" rain by Sunday.

  Weather

  Jul 18, 2018
• Milder 2017 Prairie summer leads to one of the lightest hail-claim seasons in 8 years

  A reduction in potentially damaging storm activity on much of the Prairies this past summer led to one of the lightest hail-claim seasons in eight years, a new report from the Canadian Crop Hail Association said.

  Weather

  Dec 4, 2017
• Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of Alberta

  Edmonton and several regions surrounding the city were placed under a severe thunderstorm watch early Wednesday afternoon, and by the evening it was upgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning.

  Weather

  Jun 8, 2016
• WATCH: Funnel clouds spotted in southern Alberta; one touches down

  The province has recorded its first tornado of the year, after a funnel cloud briefly touched down in southern Alberta Friday evening.

  Weather

  Jun 14, 2014