Afternoon hail in Royal Oak (@towertwelve)
Afternoon hail in Royal Oak (courtesy: @towertwelve)
A severe afternoon thunderstorm pelted numerous Calgary neighbourhoods with hail and flash flooding
 
Calgary’s warning, issued at 4:35 p.m., indicated a line of severe storms were capable of produce toonie sized hail and rainfall in excess of 50 mm. The line of storms stretched from a location roughly 20 kilometres west of Calgary to a spot 10 kilometres north of Crossfield.
 
Flooding in Nolan Hill 
Flooding in the streets of the northwest neighbourhood of Nolan Hill during Saturday afternoon’s storm (courtesy: Alanna Leach)
 
As of 5:55 p.m., all severe thunderstorm warnings for Calgary and surrounding areas had ended.
 
Hail was reported in numerous communities throughout the city’s northwest and southwest and in the downtown core. Flash flooding was reported in several areas scattered throughout the city including Nolan Hill, Glendale and Thorncliffe.
 Northwest hail - July 9, 2016
Hail on the patio set of a northwest home (courtesy: @HannahLong)
 
Courtesy of calgary.ctvnews.ca

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