Power outages and damaged cars: Supercell storm batters Alberta
Strong winds and large hail caused property and tree damage across southern Alberta on Wednesday night
A rapidly moving supercell thunderstorm swept across southern Alberta Wednesday, delivering damaging wind gusts and hail ranging from loonie to golf ball-size.
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The storm caused damage to properties and uprooted trees, leaving many without power. Fortis Alberta reported power outages in Newell and Vulcan counties. Alberta 511 also confirmed that Highway 1 was temporarily closed between Brooks and Bassano due to collisions and fallen power lines.
Near Brooks, metal power lines were flattened, trees and poles snapped, and irrigation pivots sustained damage.
As of Thursday morning, there have been no confirmed tornadoes associated with this storm, but peak wind gusts reached nearly 150 km/h. The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) and Northern Hail Project (NHP) will investigate this event further.
At the time, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for south-central Alberta, with the potential for storms to produce baseball-sized hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall.
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Here's a closer look at Wednesday's storm event: