Comments | Prairie Provinces, June 28-30, 2016. Multiple thunderstorms hit Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as a warm front moved into the prairies. On June 28, severe thunderstorms formed in Alberta, where Okotoks received 30 cm of hail, Edmonton received up to 75 mm of rain and Calgary was hit by strong winds and lighting that caused trees and two houses to catch fire. On June 29, the storm began to move into southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba where hail and heavy rain accompanied by strong winds caused localized flooding. Alberta experienced more bad weather on June 30, where Calgary was impacted by hail, Taber and Strathmore experienced flooding and an EF0 tornado touched down in Ponoka. |