Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceCentral Alberta
Event Start DateAugust 7, 2014
Event End DateAugust 8, 2014
CommentsOn 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.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected6
EvacuatedUnknown
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance Payments$546,468,000
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
Magnitude0.0