Wednesday, June 29th 2022, 11:09 am - A round of photogenic severe thunderstorms hit Alberta on Tuesday, bringing large hail and tornado warnings to parts of the province.
It wouldn’t be summer without storms on the Prairies, and folks across Alberta saw some beefy storms on Tuesday evening as an active system rolled through the region.
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Several severe thunderstorms popped up across southern and central Alberta on Tuesday evening, the result of instability and favourable dynamics as a low-pressure system moved east across the Prairies.
One particularly intense storm prompted tornado warnings east of Calgary. Folks in Strathmore, Lyalta, and Carseland had to take shelter on Tuesday evening as a severe thunderstorm in the area developed strong rotation.
While there haven’t been any reports of tornadoes or tornado damage from the region, the storm was certainly impressive. The Weather Network’s Kyle Brittain followed the storm as it reached its peak. Brittain documented the storm’s photogenic structure and resulting hail that covered a section of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Wow! East of Strathmore 930PM #abstorm pic.twitter.com/pqgfs2Bu6h
Wow! East of Strathmore 930PM Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Wow! East of Strathmore 930PM #abstorm pic.twitter.com/pqgfs2Bu6h / Twitter" Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Wow! East of Strathmore 930PM #abstorm pic.twitter.com/pqgfs2Bu6h / Twitter"
— Kyle Brittain (@KyleTWN) Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Wow! East of Strathmore 930PM #abstorm pic.twitter.com/pqgfs2Bu6h / Twitter"
Hail covering the Trans-Canada Highway at 791 east of Chestermere #abstorm 910PM @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/9MuUJu0Lal
Hail covering the Trans-Canada Highway at 791 east of Chestermere Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Hail covering the Trans-Canada Highway at 791 east of Chestermere #abstorm 910PM @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/9MuUJu0Lal / Twitter" 910PM Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Hail covering the Trans-Canada Highway at 791 east of Chestermere #abstorm 910PM @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/9MuUJu0Lal / Twitter" Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Hail covering the Trans-Canada Highway at 791 east of Chestermere #abstorm 910PM @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/9MuUJu0Lal / Twitter"
— Kyle Brittain (@KyleTWN) Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Hail covering the Trans-Canada Highway at 791 east of Chestermere #abstorm 910PM @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/9MuUJu0Lal / Twitter"
Wednesday’s severe weather threat will move east, threatening very large hail, strong winds, and possibly even a few tornadoes on the southern Prairies during the afternoon and evening hours. Follow the latest forecast for more information on what to expect Wednesday.
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Check out some of the impressive visuals that came out of Tuesday’s storms in Alberta, below.
Was flying around them tonight pic.twitter.com/cxSOyrnCD2
Was flying around them tonight Tim Taylor Smith on Twitter: "Was flying around them tonight pic.twitter.com/cxSOyrnCD2 / Twitter"
— Tim Taylor Smith (@TimTaylorSmith) Tim Taylor Smith on Twitter: "Was flying around them tonight pic.twitter.com/cxSOyrnCD2 / Twitter"
Hanging out east of Strathmore watching the #abstorm to the north. Timelapse. Lots of turbulent motion all over. Timelapse ending at 10:00pm pic.twitter.com/vAK0d58KlY
Hanging out east of Strathmore watching the Darren Howard on Twitter: "Hanging out east of Strathmore watching the #abstorm to the north. Timelapse. Lots of turbulent motion all over. Timelapse ending at 10:00pm pic.twitter.com/vAK0d58KlY / Twitter" to the north. Timelapse. Lots of turbulent motion all over. Timelapse ending at 10:00pm Darren Howard on Twitter: "Hanging out east of Strathmore watching the #abstorm to the north. Timelapse. Lots of turbulent motion all over. Timelapse ending at 10:00pm pic.twitter.com/vAK0d58KlY / Twitter"
— Darren Howard (@lightningmanAB) Darren Howard on Twitter: "Hanging out east of Strathmore watching the #abstorm to the north. Timelapse. Lots of turbulent motion all over. Timelapse ending at 10:00pm pic.twitter.com/vAK0d58KlY / Twitter"
Shuswap Lake pic.twitter.com/aGMRUn8NcZ
Shuswap Lake Peter P🇨🇦🦅 on Twitter: "Shuswap Lake pic.twitter.com/aGMRUn8NcZ / Twitter"
— Peter P🇨🇦🦅 (@peterprev) Peter P🇨🇦🦅 on Twitter: "Shuswap Lake pic.twitter.com/aGMRUn8NcZ / Twitter"
@CTVStanfield @TwistedChasers @KyleTWN high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FaeX4YrZM3
Glen Bell on Twitter: "@CTVStanfield @TwistedChasers @KyleTWN high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FaeX4YrZM3 / Twitter" Glen Bell on Twitter: "@CTVStanfield @TwistedChasers @KyleTWN high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FaeX4YrZM3 / Twitter" Glen Bell on Twitter: "@CTVStanfield @TwistedChasers @KyleTWN high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FaeX4YrZM3 / Twitter" high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. Glen Bell on Twitter: "@CTVStanfield @TwistedChasers @KyleTWN high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FaeX4YrZM3 / Twitter" Glen Bell on Twitter: "@CTVStanfield @TwistedChasers @KyleTWN high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FaeX4YrZM3 / Twitter"
— Glen Bell (@GlenBellWX) Glen Bell on Twitter: "@CTVStanfield @TwistedChasers @KyleTWN high based rope funnel on the SW corner of the now Caresland cell at 20:00. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/FaeX4YrZM3 / Twitter"
@weathernetwork @KMacTWN time lapse of shelf/wall cloud, (not sure which one, if it is either of them.) The wind really was almost exact with the cloud front. It was very cool!June 28, 2022. 9:57 p.m. MST. Red Deer, AB. pic.twitter.com/Ylbuteam1J
Corey (with a "c" and an "e".) on Twitter: "@weathernetwork @KMacTWN time lapse of shelf/wall cloud, (not sure which one, if it is either of them.) The wind really was almost exact with the cloud front. It was very cool!June 28, 2022. 9:57 p.m. MST. Red Deer, AB. pic.twitter.com/Ylbuteam1J / Twitter" Corey (with a "c" and an "e".) on Twitter: "@weathernetwork @KMacTWN time lapse of shelf/wall cloud, (not sure which one, if it is either of them.) The wind really was almost exact with the cloud front. It was very cool!June 28, 2022. 9:57 p.m. MST. Red Deer, AB. pic.twitter.com/Ylbuteam1J / Twitter" time lapse of shelf/wall cloud, (not sure which one, if it is either of them.) The wind really was almost exact with the cloud front. It was very cool!
— Corey (with a “c” and an “e”.) (@_CoreyRobertson) Corey (with a "c" and an "e".) on Twitter: "@weathernetwork @KMacTWN time lapse of shelf/wall cloud, (not sure which one, if it is either of them.) The wind really was almost exact with the cloud front. It was very cool!June 28, 2022. 9:57 p.m. MST. Red Deer, AB. pic.twitter.com/Ylbuteam1J / Twitter"
June 28, 2022. 9:57 p.m. MST.
Red Deer, AB. Corey (with a "c" and an "e".) on Twitter: "@weathernetwork @KMacTWN time lapse of shelf/wall cloud, (not sure which one, if it is either of them.) The wind really was almost exact with the cloud front. It was very cool!June 28, 2022. 9:57 p.m. MST. Red Deer, AB. pic.twitter.com/Ylbuteam1J / Twitter"
abstorm Chestermere 9pm pic.twitter.com/1UTAocvQ71
Pamela Olive on Twitter: "#abstorm Chestermere 9pm pic.twitter.com/1UTAocvQ71 / Twitter" Chestermere 9pm Pamela Olive on Twitter: "#abstorm Chestermere 9pm pic.twitter.com/1UTAocvQ71 / Twitter"
— Pamela Olive (@pa_olive) Pamela Olive on Twitter: "#abstorm Chestermere 9pm pic.twitter.com/1UTAocvQ71 / Twitter"
Looking west towards Rockyford from 564 #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cAPqoH235E
Looking west towards Rockyford from 564 Mitchell Graf on Twitter: "Looking west towards Rockyford from 564 #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cAPqoH235E / Twitter" Mitchell Graf on Twitter: "Looking west towards Rockyford from 564 #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cAPqoH235E / Twitter"
— Mitchell Graf (@MitchellGrafWX) Mitchell Graf on Twitter: "Looking west towards Rockyford from 564 #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cAPqoH235E / Twitter"
pilotview of the #yyc #storm from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CD7RTXUc4f
Matt Melnyk on Twitter: "#pilotview of the #yyc #storm from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CD7RTXUc4f / Twitter" of the Matt Melnyk on Twitter: "#pilotview of the #yyc #storm from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CD7RTXUc4f / Twitter" Matt Melnyk on Twitter: "#pilotview of the #yyc #storm from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CD7RTXUc4f / Twitter" from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm Matt Melnyk on Twitter: "#pilotview of the #yyc #storm from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CD7RTXUc4f / Twitter" Matt Melnyk on Twitter: "#pilotview of the #yyc #storm from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CD7RTXUc4f / Twitter"
— Matt Melnyk (@melnyk_photos) Matt Melnyk on Twitter: "#pilotview of the #yyc #storm from 20,000 feet. Time 9:20 pm #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CD7RTXUc4f / Twitter"
Got dents, hbu? 😎That thing was moving FAST. SW of Dunshalt, AB at 21:39. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/0fontib7sW
Got dents, hbu? 😎That thing was moving FAST. SW of Dunshalt, AB at 21:39. Mhairi on Twitter: "Got dents, hbu? 😎That thing was moving FAST. SW of Dunshalt, AB at 21:39. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/0fontib7sW / Twitter" Mhairi on Twitter: "Got dents, hbu? 😎That thing was moving FAST. SW of Dunshalt, AB at 21:39. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/0fontib7sW / Twitter"
— Mhairi (@Mahairy93) Mhairi on Twitter: "Got dents, hbu? 😎That thing was moving FAST. SW of Dunshalt, AB at 21:39. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/0fontib7sW / Twitter"
See? I told you. Gobbling it all up. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cWpWWrlleV
See? I told you. Gobbling it all up. Julia on Twitter: "See? I told you. Gobbling it all up. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cWpWWrlleV / Twitter" Julia on Twitter: "See? I told you. Gobbling it all up. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cWpWWrlleV / Twitter"
— Julia (@josinchuk_wx) Julia on Twitter: "See? I told you. Gobbling it all up. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/cWpWWrlleV / Twitter"
Watching the clouds glow across central Alberta tonight. #abstorm #summerskies pic.twitter.com/1t9SqVqQSS
Watching the clouds glow across central Alberta tonight. Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Watching the clouds glow across central Alberta tonight. #abstorm #summerskies pic.twitter.com/1t9SqVqQSS / Twitter" Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Watching the clouds glow across central Alberta tonight. #abstorm #summerskies pic.twitter.com/1t9SqVqQSS / Twitter" Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Watching the clouds glow across central Alberta tonight. #abstorm #summerskies pic.twitter.com/1t9SqVqQSS / Twitter"
— Kyle Brittain (@KyleTWN) Kyle Brittain on Twitter: "Watching the clouds glow across central Alberta tonight. #abstorm #summerskies pic.twitter.com/1t9SqVqQSS / Twitter"
Thumbnail courtesy of Kyle Brittain
