Heavy winds wreak havoc across southern Alberta
CTV
Heavy winds and hail tore through parts of southern Alberta Saturday night, leaving a trail of destruction.
Heavy winds and hail tore through parts of southern Alberta Saturday night, leaving a trail of destruction.
Campers at the Daisy May Campground in Fort Macleod sent in photos of tree branches that were torn off when the storm struck, some time between 6 and 7 p.m.
Randy Umscheid, whose brother owns a farm near Milo, Alta., described a devastating scene, where high winds “destroyed 100-year-old barns, tore siding off buildings and destroyed steel granaries."
Umscheid said his brother's barn was built in 1916, and about 15 years ago, restored it with a grant after the province declared it a historical site.
"There's nothing left of it," Umscheid said Sunday."The wind sheered the roof trusses right off."
He said other neighours in the community had suffered extensive damage to their properties as well, including a second century-old barn.
