Calgary Hail Storm 2015 Thrashes Trees And Gardens, Floods Streets

A severe thunderstorm warning in Calgary continued into the evening Tuesday, as much of the city took a severe hail and rain beating.

The storm slowed transit services, flooded roads, and closed some downtown underpasses as the extreme weather unleashed large hail pellets and heavy rain shortly after rush hour.

Police said power outages took hold in some parts of the city and that some traffic lights were not working.

I have never seen so many emergency vehicles go every which way in this city #yyc
— Naomi C (@nlcbc) August 5, 2015

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Downtown #yyc #yycstorm pic.twitter.com/aIFh3CCRoM
— Steph (@SteffJet_) August 5, 2015

Police radio right now: "car submerged, car floating away, water up to windows, underpass closed" etc. #ABStorm #yyctraffic #yyc
— Cst. Jeremy Shaw (@CstShaw) August 4, 2015

Backside of vehicle with tree fallen on it in Crescent Heights #hailaugustus #yyc pic.twitter.com/0RR0Sej67k
— News Talk 770 (@NewsTalk770) August 5, 2015

As if Calgary needed any more tree damage. #yyc #hailstorm #cbc pic.twitter.com/nw7coeyWwW
— Kate Adach (@KateMedia) August 5, 2015

The view outside our shop. Be safe out there, Calgary! #yyc #abstorm pic.twitter.com/SYySau9hFf
— Kane's H-D® Calgary (@KanesHDCalgary) August 5, 2015

This guy was flipping everybody off for splashing haha. #abstorm #yyc
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Whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyy!!! #abstorm ??plant-tastrophe pic.twitter.com/qNpzmyGjrK
— Mr.Fab (@immrfabulous) August 4, 2015

The garden aftermath...kale is in salad form & chilled if anyone is interested. #yyc #abstorm pic.twitter.com/ccUMik3CKJ
— Dejana (@DejanaKnih) August 4, 2015