Southern Alberta hail storm tops Canada’s biggest weather stories of 2020

On June 13, grapefruit-sized hail caused “Canada’s costliest and the fourth most expensive insured natural disaster in history.”

Approximately 63,000 insurance claims were made with over 32,000 vehicles extensively damaged. The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimated total damages from the storm at $1.3-billion.

Mother Nature left her “calling card” throughout Southern Alberta as well.

The province was reflected elsewhere in Environment Canada’s list with Fort McMurray’s “flood of a century” capturing third place.

Severe ice jamming on a 25-kilometer stretch of the Athabasca River caused water to back up, forcing 13,000 residents to evacuate.

Damages from nearly 3,000 claims are estimated at more than $562-million.

The full top ten can be seen below, and full details are available here.

Calgary’s Billion-Dollar Hailer
BC’s September Skies: All Smoke, No Fire
Fort McMurray’s Flood of a Century
Endless Hot Summer in the East
St. John’s Snowmageddon
Record Hurricane Season and Canada Wasn’t Spared
The Year’s Most Powerful Tornado
Frigid Spring Helps Canadians Self-Isolate
Fall in Canada – Winter in the West and Summer in the East
August Long-Weekend Storms: East and West

by David Opinko

Southern Alberta hail storm tops Canada’s biggest weather stories of 2020

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