Hailstorm Hammers Cardston, Alberta ? What Do You Think This Would Do to Crops?

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A hail storm slammed Cardston, Alta., smashing windows and windshields last night.

The southern Alberta town was pounded with hail the size of baseballs.

Mayor Rick Schow owns the Dairy Queen in town. He was in Calgary, but his son called to say that three windows at the shop had shattered.

?I don't think that there was one vehicle that didn't totally have a windshield smashed or a rear window smashed. In my case I had three vehicles out and I have smashed windshields on all three of those vehicles.?

Schow says there isn't enough inventory of windshields within 160 kilometres of Cardston to replace them.

Jana Wynder lives on a farm near Hillspring, northwest of Cardston.

Her nine-year-old son was caught in the hail while he was riding home from his grandparents' house half a kilometer away.

?Luckily he had his dirt bike gear on or I'm afraid of the injuries he would have had,? says Wynder.

?His thighs are just covered in baseball sized welts from the hail hitting him.?

More at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/07/27/calgary-cardston-hail-broken-bones.html
 

james

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Hail in Saskatchewan

Producers with claims are advised to use fax or email (or for some companies the phone) to get claim information to their insurance company or companies. In some cases, regular mail can take a week and there are cases where adjusters may be finishing in an area before the claim is received and processed. Producers should not follow up with regular mail as it only adds to the paper burden.
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Harvest is underway in some regions. It?s important for producers to leave appropriate check strips or swathes if they need to harvest before an adjuster arrives. Producers should call their insurance company for information on what is required.
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The progress of adjusters varies from one company to the next and one province to the next. Producers are asked to be patient as companies work their way through an above normal number of claims.
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Storms continue in Saskatchewan
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Nearly every night over the past two weeks, there has been hail somewhere in Saskatchewan. As of mid-week, the claim total was over 7,600 and rising. This is up from a total of less than 5,000 two weeks ago.
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The level of claims is well ahead of last year and also ahead of the five-year average. To date, the storm with the highest number of claims affecting the largest number of acres was June 26, followed by July 3 and then July 21. Initial indications point to a large number of claims from a storm August 1 in the Lafleche region.
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Storm dates and locations include:
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July 18 ? Humboldt, Annaheim, Quill Lake, Melfort, Naicam, Kelvington, Wadena, Preeceville
July 19 ? Imperial, Kenaston, Yorkton
July 21 ? Crane Valley, Shellbrook, Ogema, Benson, Midale, Weyburn, Choiceland, Ituna, Foam Lake
July 23 ? Swift Current, Flaxcombe, Marengo, Abbey, Kerrobert, Eston, Smiley
July 24 ? Assiniboia, LeRoy, Dafoe
July 25 ? Lake Lenore, Watrous, Coleville, Denzil, Humboldt, Kindersley, Luseland
July 28 ? Flaxcombe, Kenaston, Coleville, Watrous, Weyburn, Simpson, Imperial
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With crops reaching maturity, storms at this time of year typically cause a great deal of damage.
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Sizable jump in Alberta claims
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Over the past two weeks, hailstorms have been spread throughout Alberta. The claim total has grown by more than a thousand to sit at well over 2,500. This number does not include crop insurance endorsements.
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July 23 had numerous hailstorms throughout central Alberta with a storm tracking west of the QE 2 Highway from Olds northward.* On July 26, the Cardston and Lethbridge areas receive golf ball or larger size hail causing extensive damage. July 27 had a similar storm with very large hail from Vulcan to Vauxhall. The same day hail damage was reported in the Airdrie, Taber and Foremost areas.
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July 28 saw a storm track from west of Ponoka to Camrose and east with very heavy damage in the middle of the storm. On July 30, the Tofield area was hit very hard with large hail. Thorhild received hail damage as well. There were many smaller storms spread throughout the same time period. Tornado warnings accompanied many of the storms.
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More at http://www.agcanada.com/daily/hail-continues-almost-every-night-in-saskatchewan/
 
 
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