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
Hot and Dry The Weatherlogics July weather story was the hot and dry weather across the Prairies. Winnipeg, MB set a new record for driest July with only 8.5 mm in the entire month. In addition, Winnipeg has recorded 26 days so far this year with high temperatures of 30
Severe Weather Summary: July 30, 2021 The past two weeks saw a similar number of severe weather reports to the first half of July. Alberta led the Prairies with 89 reports, followed by Saskatchewan with 64, and Manitoba last with 28. The most notable statistic was that no tornadoes occurred
Severe Weather Summary: July 16, 2021 Severe weather activity occurred in all three Prairie provinces between July 3 and 16, 2021. The primarily severe weather events were hail-related, with Alberta and Saskatchewan both being impacted by numerous hail events. Manitoba was less affected, but also saw some hail storms. This
Weatherlogics is a leader in the prediction of severe weather, including hailstorms, across Canada. Our technology allows us to forecast hail events, track hailstorms in real-time, and map the paths of these storms. In a previous blog post we talked about hailstorms in more detail. Recently, Co-op Hail Insurance, and
Weatherlogics is starting a new initiative to provide biweekly severe weather summaries for the Canadian Prairies. These summaries will include an overview of severe storms that have occurred over the previous two weeks. Summaries will be posted on our blog during the summer season weather season, concluding in September. Severe
Historic Heat Wave The Weatherlogics June weather story was a historic heat wave across western Canada. Extreme heat gripped the west in late June, resulting in a new all-time record high temperature for Canada of 49.6 C being set in Lytton, BC on June 29. In fact, Lytton, BC set
Weatherlogics is starting a new initiative to provide biweekly severe weather summaries for the Canadian Prairies. These summaries will include an overview of severe storms that have occurred over the previous two weeks. Summaries will be posted on our blog during the summer season weather season, concluding in September. Severe
Winnipeg, MB and Regina, SK (June 9th, 2021) – Co-op Hail Insurance and Weatherlogics have partnered in a hailstorm data sharing project for 2021. The new partnership between Co-op Hail and Weatherlogics will bring improved awareness, reporting, and damage assessment for hailstorms events that affect crops on the Prairies. Weatherlogics’
A destructive hailstorm hit Calgary, Alberta on the evening of Saturday, June 13, 2020. The storm produced hail larger than tennis balls in the northeastern part of the city, causing widespread damage. Vehicles had their windows broken, vinyl siding was shredded, and roofs were severely damaged. While this was a
