She and other chasers perched on a hill at Cochrane, northwest of Calgary, as the storm gathered. “The rotation was spectacular and the hail core was incredible. So we were waiting for a tornado ...
The Aug. 5 storm brought significant hail, strong winds, heavy rain and localized flooding to parts of Calgary, affecting about one in five homes. The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the ...
Extreme weather events caused a record breaking $8 billion in insured losses in 2024, with the Jasper wildfires and Calgary hailstorm contributing nearly half of all insured damage in Canada.
Concourse B is also closed as a result of the big hail storm that hit Calgary in August, but Miles says, “For the everyday traveller, they aren’t going to notice a difference — the rest of ...
The City of Calgary will explore bringing back a program that provided rebates to households impacted by hail damage, after a notice of motion from a member of council narrowly passed on Wednesday.