June 23
Not much to report since the last post. A few beautiful days, a chilly and moist Sunday, then a few thunderstorms late tonight. Unsettled June weather, and about the same as we got last year but a bit colder. More of the same for the next few days apparently. 2:30am, just got back from chasing lightning around the neighborhood that didn’t want to be photographed, and that’s a wrap for tonight.
These were about 20 miles to the south, jumping out of the rain.
These two shots are of the same storm west of Red Deer on June 20.
WWCN15 CWWG 241943
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:43 PM MDT TUESDAY 24 JUNE 2008.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA…
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= DRUMHELLER - THREE HILLS
=NEW= RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS.
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June 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm==DISCUSSION==
AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS GENERATED CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY
THERE ARE SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS VISIBLE ON RADAR. ONE OF
THESE CELLS PRODUCED PEA SIZED HAIL AT DONALDA ALBERTA. THE MAIN
THREAT WITH THESE STORMS IS LARGE HAIL HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND.
THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SHORTLIVED FUNNEL CLOUDS.
RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 40 KM NORTH OF CALGARY AND TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS AT 30 KM/H. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES. LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN15 CWWG BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES. LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN15 CWWG BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.
RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 40 KM NORTH OF CALGARY AND TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS AT 30 KM/H. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS
This was issued by EC at 9:39 pm. I knew I should have went out for this one. It was the only storm in ALberta that wasn’t dying out. Oh well!
June 24th, 2008 at 10:06 pm