KIDWCKED
07-29-2010, 11:44 PM
c/p from the weathernetwork.
Rayna Taylor, staff writer
July 29, 2010 — All of the ingredients are there for more severe thunderstorms in the Prairies.
Hail possible with these storms
It was a fair day throughout most of the Prairie provinces Wednesday, but it was a short lived respite. Stormy weather has made its way back into the forecast.
Scattered thunderstorms will be seen throughout southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan today, as a low pressure system pushes east.
”Thunderstorms will last through the evening and be scattered in nature. The main threat with these cells will be heavy downpours, gusty winds and damaging hail 2-3cm in diametre,” explains Brian Dillon, a meteorologist here at The Weather Network. “And into the even later hours, thunderstorms will be rolling off the foothills and moving into Calgary and Edmonton, bringing torrential downpours and marble sized hail.”
Despite a brief break Wednesday, it's been weeks of relentless rain and severe thunderstorms across the Prairies.
It was only a few days ago that a warm and humid air mass lingered over Manitoba helping to fuel a line of thunderstorms in the evening hours. Heavy downpours, gusty winds and golf-ball sized hail were all the typical ingredients. Environment Canada also confirmed that a tornado touched down in Oakbank, which is just east of Winnipeg Monday.
Approaching storm in Beiseker, A.B.
Alberta has been no stranger to the severe weather either. Our Stormline has been flooded with calls this week about damaging winds and dime-sized hail. But it's been the heavy rain there that has most people talking. On Tuesday, firefighters scrambled to rescue residents submerged in the flooded and impassable roads.
Rayna Taylor, staff writer
July 29, 2010 — All of the ingredients are there for more severe thunderstorms in the Prairies.
Hail possible with these storms
It was a fair day throughout most of the Prairie provinces Wednesday, but it was a short lived respite. Stormy weather has made its way back into the forecast.
Scattered thunderstorms will be seen throughout southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan today, as a low pressure system pushes east.
”Thunderstorms will last through the evening and be scattered in nature. The main threat with these cells will be heavy downpours, gusty winds and damaging hail 2-3cm in diametre,” explains Brian Dillon, a meteorologist here at The Weather Network. “And into the even later hours, thunderstorms will be rolling off the foothills and moving into Calgary and Edmonton, bringing torrential downpours and marble sized hail.”
Despite a brief break Wednesday, it's been weeks of relentless rain and severe thunderstorms across the Prairies.
It was only a few days ago that a warm and humid air mass lingered over Manitoba helping to fuel a line of thunderstorms in the evening hours. Heavy downpours, gusty winds and golf-ball sized hail were all the typical ingredients. Environment Canada also confirmed that a tornado touched down in Oakbank, which is just east of Winnipeg Monday.
Approaching storm in Beiseker, A.B.
Alberta has been no stranger to the severe weather either. Our Stormline has been flooded with calls this week about damaging winds and dime-sized hail. But it's been the heavy rain there that has most people talking. On Tuesday, firefighters scrambled to rescue residents submerged in the flooded and impassable roads.