Hailstorms present a significant and often underestimated risk to properties across Canada, with the potential to cause extensive damage to residential, commercial, and agricultural assets. As climate patterns shift and severe weather events become more frequent, the insurance industry must adapt to the evolving hail risk landscape. By leveraging high-quality
Will hailstorms be more common on the Canadian Prairies in the future? That question was posed by atmospheric scientists from Environment and Climate Change Canada and the University of Manitoba in a recent article titled “The changing hail threat over North America in response to anthropogenic change” in the journal
One frequent question we get is: “What’s the difference between a tornado and straight-line winds?” In today’s blog we explore that question. According to the American Meteorological Society (AMS), a tornado is: A rotating column of air, in contact with the surface, pendant from a cumuliform cloud, and often visible
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The Prairie hail season has now mostly come to an end. There may still be occasional small hail events, but severe storms are uncommon after September. Given that the bulk of the season is now in the books, we have compiled a summary of the 2021 season. Across the Prairies,
Warm and Dry September The Weatherlogics September weather story was a return to warm and dry weather across the Prairies. Every station in our climate summary was warmer than normal in September and all but four were drier than normal. Winnipeg, MB also recorded its 35th thirty degree day of
Severe weather summary: September 10, 2021 The past two weeks were active by September standards across the Prairies. Saskatchewan recorded 62 hail reports, including 48 reports that were considered severe (diameter >= 2 cm / 0.75 in). Alberta also recorded a number of hail events, with 38 in total and
Hot Summer Ends; Rain Arrives The Weatherlogics August weather story was the conclusion of a hot summer across the Prairies and the long-awaited arrival of significant rainfall. Calgary and Edmonton, AB both easily recorded their hottest summers on record, with mean temperatures of 18.3 C and 19.1 C, respectively. Saskatoon
Severe weather summary: August 27, 2021 There were a few significant severe weather events over the past two weeks across the Prairies. Most of these events occurred in Saskatchewan, where a significant hail storm impacted Moose Jaw and three tornadoes occurred. These are the first tornadoes to have occurred since
Severe weather summary: August 13, 2021 The past two weeks saw relatively few severe weather reports across the Prairies. For the first time this summer, Manitoba led with 28 reports, followed by Alberta with 24, and Saskatchewan last with 7. There were zero tornadoes reported again across the Prairies, which
