Severe storms roll across Prairies: 10 incredible tweets
Digital Reporter
Saturday, June 11, 2016, 7:03 PM - Severe thunderstorms rolled across Alberta Saturday afternoon, bringing dark skies, heavy rain, hail and gusty winds.
One resident managed to capture photos of a funnel cloud forming in Erskine, just east of Red Deer around 3 p.m. local time.
Social media lit up with photos of the storms. Here are 10 tweets of the severe weather.
#hwy39 east of warburg. Inches of hail on the road. Winter driving conditions. #ABRoads #ABstorm pic.twitter.com/EqxWVbGjfS
— Liam J Crotty (@liamcrotty) June 11, 2016
@weathernetwork loud thunder . Rain and hail in #yeg right now pic.twitter.com/D70e6FawHg
— keri-Anne macfarlane (@hippiechicky) June 11, 2016
@weathernetwork Pea size hail with thunder and lightening currently in south Edmonton pic.twitter.com/AiVWMyAY6F
— tarabtiu82 (@Tarabrown82) June 11, 2016
Lightning small hail SE ponoka 2:45 today #wx #abstorm #TeamTanner @treetanner @weathernetwork @MargeauxMorin pic.twitter.com/Y2ne55KOJY
— Darlene Tanner (@dartanner) June 11, 2016
#abstorm TWP 454 hwy22 pic.twitter.com/TUUxa1d27s
— Lucasmoeller (@sneekyshAdow) June 11, 2016
June 11, 2016, 1:54pm Lacombe AB. Heavy rain and pea sized hail now at 2:08pm. @weathernetwork #abstorm pic.twitter.com/pW19o1bPrl
— Joel Dennis (@joel_dennis79) June 11, 2016
Rosalind moments ago; photo credit to my friend who lives there #abstorm pic.twitter.com/bYgNZVQJdX
— Theresa (Tree)Tanner (@treetanner) June 11, 2016
Hail near hwy 13 west of pigeon lake@weathernetwork #ABstorm pic.twitter.com/QlFIbEUgPj
— W.C. DENT SURGEON (@Phil92376991) June 11, 2016
Edmonton, facing west 2:57pm. @TwistedChasers #abstorm pic.twitter.com/fVvb8Zgaen
— Jeff Wallace (@Wherezjeff) June 11, 2016
crazy rain and hail happening in Beverly area #yeg #abstorm pic.twitter.com/HjZi9UpKrQ
— keri-Anne macfarlane (@hippiechicky) June 11, 2016
Dry conditions are in store for southern Alberta and Saskatchewan Sunday, with showers and the risk of thunderstorms in the forecast for northern Alberta. Southern Manitoba is expected to see thunderstorms continue through Sunday morning, with downpours being the primary threat.
A ridge looks to build across central and eastern Prairies next week, bumping temperatures to slightly above seasonal.
