Cleanup underway after ‘nasty’ Alberta storm topples trees, damages roofs and buildings
A huge cleanup is underway after a nasty storm swept across southern Alberta on Tuesday, leaving toppled trees, ripped off roofs and a trail of destruction.
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A huge cleanup is underway after a nasty storm swept across southern Alberta on Tuesday, leaving toppled trees, ripped off roofs and a trail of destruction.
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of southeastern Alberta on Tuesday, with the possibility of large hail and a slight chance of a tornado.
Environment Canada confirmed a tornado touched down and said the storm developed suddenly, with no watches or warnings issued beforehand.
The severe thunderstorm was over a rural area between Brooks, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, and was moving was moving to the southeast at 40 km/h.
The city of Calgary and areas to the south were placed under a severe thunderstorm watch by Environment Canada Thursday afternoon.
Conditions are ripe for the development of severe thunderstorms that may generate strong wind gusts, large hail, heavy rain and possibly tornadoes, Environment Canada said.
A significant rainfall of 50 to 90 millimetres is expected across much of Alberta by early to mid-next week with localized amounts over 100 mm possible.
Flooding concerns are mounting in Alberta as Edmonton nears a June rainfall record, while tornado watches and severe storms threaten parts of Saskatchewan.
While the worst of the rain may be over following a massive storm that slammed into central and southern Alberta on the weekend, huge cleanup efforts are now underway.
Heavy rainfall that has drenched several parts of Alberta since the weekend will transition to showers Tuesday, Environment Canada says.
Southeast of Edmonton, an overland flooding alert was issued for Tofield after two days of heavy rain turned roads, fields, parking lots and other low-lying areas into lakes.
Conditions will be favourable Wednesday for the development of funnel clouds which could become weak tornadoes, Environment Canada said in a special weather statement.
This month has been the second-wettest June ever in Edmonton and is now on track to break the record that has existed since 1914.
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A red tornado warning was issued by Environment Canada around 5:30 p.m. Saturday for the County of Vermilion River, Alta., but was cancelled roughly 30 minutes later.
Central Alberta is getting a break from the rain but areas are still dealing with the fall out. High river levels and floods are posing a safety risk in some situations.
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The cleanup from the recent heavy rains and flooding that hit the town of Tofield, Alta., will take months. But some residents say it's a miracle the damage wasn't even worse.
The Alberta RCMP are expected to provide an update Thursday afternoon after two tornadoes are reported to have touched down Wednesday evening in eastern Alberta.
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With up to 100 millimetres of rain in the forecast over the next few days, communities in southern and central Alberta are preparing for the possibility of flooding.
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