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An unusually strong storm blanketed a large portion of the northeast Denver metro area in the late evening. Golf ball-sized stones damaged homes and vehicles, in an event comparable to the May 2017 hail storm. Due to the late hour the storm hit, much of the hail would not melt until the following day. [40] 5 Aug, 2024 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
In 1991, the City of Calgary experienced a storm that caused $342 million in damages. At the time, it was the most damaging hail storm in Canadian history. [3] Then on 12 July 2010, the City of Calgary experienced a storm that produced four-centimeter wide hailstones. This storm caused $400 million in damages, beating the previous record. [4]
For a variety of reasons, such as Canada's lower population density and generally stronger housing construction due to the colder climate, Canadian tornadoes have historically caused fewer fatalities than tornadoes in the United States. The deadliest tornado in Canadian history, the Regina Cyclone of June 30, 1912, killed 28 and injured 300 ...
Roofs were ripped off, trees knocked over, and mobile homes and trailers were overturned. The storm also brought large hail and heavy rain, causing extensive crop damage. [123] July 13 – Environment Canada confirmed two tornadoes struck southern Saskatchewan, near the communities of Minton and Redvers. No damage was reported. [124]
The 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak, referred to as the Barrie tornado outbreak in Canada, was a major tornado outbreak that occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, on May 31, 1985. In all 44 tornadoes were counted including 14 [2] in Ontario, Canada. It is the largest and most intense tornado outbreak ever to hit ...
Hail is a common nuisance to drivers of automobiles, severely denting the vehicle and cracking or even shattering windshields and windows unless parked in a garage or covered with a shielding material. Wheat, corn, soybeans, and tobacco are the most sensitive crops to hail damage. [24] Hail is one of Canada's most expensive hazards. [52]
The main instrument in this research was an S-band circularly polarized weather radar located at the Red Deer Industrial Airport in central Alberta, Canada. A vast amount of data was collected from several other platforms to conduct research into precipitation mechanisms, severe storm development, hail suppression, hydrology and microwave ...
Great Lakes Storm of 1913: Blizzard/Storm Great Lakes, Ontario Estimate is for both Canadian and U.S. fatalities 238 1797 HMS Tribune: Shipwreck Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia 237 1863 [15] SS Anglo Saxon: Shipwreck Cape Race, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Allan Line shipwreck 229 1998 Swissair Flight 111: Plane crash St. Margarets Bay, Nova ...