EDMONTON — Matt Berry was driving home after golfing Monday evening when cloudy skies quickly turned into a rare storm that dropped hail the size of softballs,…
“I was getting covered in shards of glass,” the graphic designer said as he recalled the moment he pulled over on a country road to take cover while driving from Innisfail, Alta., to his home in Red Deer, Alta.
Videos on social media were posted after the storm of drivers on Queen Elizabeth II Highway — the main route between Edmonton and Calgary — pulled over and covering their heads as hail loudly smashed through their windows.Slaney said there were also numerous minor injuries. “The Prairies are a magical place with thunderstorms, so I was expecting severe thunderstorms on Monday,” she said.Article contentBut a group that researches hailstorms in Canada says a hailstone found in Markerville, Alta., Monday weighs a record-breaking 293 grams.
“You’ve got warm air below cold air and that creates some really turbulent mixing. Winds coming from different directions, at different heights, at different speeds. We had a developing low-pressure system over the centre of the province, so that was our trigger for thunderstorms.”Article content
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