Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceSpruce Grove, Alberta
Event Start DateAugust 2, 2019
Event End DateAugust 2, 2019
CommentsOn the evening of August 2nd, a severe storm with significant hail tracked across Edmonton. Spruce Grove - a community west of Edmonton - recorded hail that was 80-120 mm in diameter, while in Edmonton hail was measured at 45-70 mm in diameter. The hail caused an estimated $89.9 million (CAD 2019) in insurable losses; $46.9 million in auto damage, $39.5 million in personal property damage, and $3.4 million in commercial property damage.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance Payments$90,000,000
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
MagnitudeUnknown