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Calgary Windstorm: Strong Winds Flip Transport Truck Over On Highway (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post Canada   First Posted: 11/29/11 09:29 AM ET Updated: 11/29/11 09:56 AM ET

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There was probably good reason why authorities warned people to stay off the roads during Sunday's windstorm in southern Alberta. Downtown Calgary was closed to traffic because of falling and flying debris. On the highways, drivers had to watch out for things more dramatic than flying junk.

A video filmed by the passenger in this car caught the moment a transport truck flipped over due to strong wind gusts. At about 30-seconds you can also see a road sign that has been bent over by the storm.

If you need more evidence that the weekend's windstorm was a big one, check out this video of an Airbus landing during the storm.

Calgarians and other Albertans caught more of the storm's impact on camera.

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  • Calgary Core Closed

    Fiefighters inspect damage after windows blew out and parts of an office tower were taken off by high winds in Calgary, Alberta on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. A powerful windstorm in Calgary that smashed windows in a highrise office tower has prompted officials to close traffic in the city's downtown, and issue a warning to stay indoors. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal)

  • Calgary Downtown

    A police officer turns away a persistent pedestrian from an area in the downtown core damaged by high winds in Calgary, Alberta on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal)

  • Wind Storm in Calgary

    Wind gusts of 85-110 km/h in calgary and most of alberta!!! it was very dusty and scary!! :O

  • November 27 calgary wind storm

    Braving the wind and watching the shingles blow off the roof as the wind gusts to 120 kph.

  • Messed up fixing a roof in 130 km/hr wind Calgary

  • Calgary Wind Storm #2 Nov27th

    A video from our balcony.

  • Calgary is Windy

    An Extremely windy day in Calgary, at the end of november. its never this windy!!!! well maybe it is.... :)


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eAmondale
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09:10 PM on 11/30/2011
I blame the slow economy for the trailer being empty.

HELP STOP EMPTY TRAILER SYNDROME AND BUY MORE STUFF!

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Litho-stone
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05:28 PM on 11/29/2011
A common occurrence here in ND.
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sportwarrior
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03:51 AM on 11/30/2011
Yeah, I even saw this happen in the mountains outside of San Diego a few years ago in March... High winds are a pretty regular occurrence up there, and I watched as a truck just flipped right in front of me. Definitely the highest winds I've ever been in.
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dhlep
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03:35 PM on 11/29/2011
I wonder if they stopped to help the trucker....I bet no as they were late for a hair appointment.
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04:53 PM on 11/29/2011
What about the video would cause you to say that other than the fact that the drivers were female?
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dhlep
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07:44 PM on 11/29/2011
Perhaps the way they were tailgating the car in front of them earlier and the comments they made about the slower driver.
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KDianeK
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06:13 PM on 11/29/2011
I wondered that, too - mostly because of the way she was tailgating and bitching about the other driver, who likely had reduced their speed because of the dangerous driving conditions.
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Nick Hatch
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01:28 PM on 11/29/2011
Nice crabbing, captain!
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Steve Karmazenuk
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12:25 PM on 11/29/2011
Also, I see planes land that way at least once a week at Trudeau.
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12:21 PM on 11/29/2011
That's what I call load-shifting.
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Tanrioldu
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11:45 AM on 11/29/2011
Holy Jeebus!
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