Event Category | Disaster |
Event Group | Natural |
Event Subgroup | Meteorological - Hydrological |
Event Type | Storms and Severe Thunderstorms |
Place | Central Alberta |
Event Start Date | August 7, 2014 |
Event End Date | August 8, 2014 |
Comments | On August 7th, a system of severe thunderstorms tracked east towards Calgary and Medicine Hat. The system brought both strong winds and large hail which measured up to the size of a baseball. The hardest hit area was Airdrie where 6 individuals were hospitalized and almost every household reported damage. The impacted area stretched across 250 km of central Alberta and was one of the largest hail-stricken areas from a single storm in 20 years. The storm caused over half a billion dollars in insured damage. |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injured / Infected | 6 |
Evacuated | Unknown |
Estimated Total Cost | Unknown |
Federal DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial Department Payments | Unknown |
Municipal Costs | Unknown |
OGD Costs | Unknown |
Insurance Payments | $546,468,000 |
NGO Payments | Unknown |
Utility - People Affected | Unknown |
Magnitude | 0.0 |