Severe storm rolls through Calgary, flooding streets and taking out trees
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Some Calgarians were drenched in the rain as a sudden, severe thunderstorm hit the city around suppertime on Thursday.
Some Calgarians were drenched in the rain as a sudden, severe thunderstorm hit the city around suppertime on Thursday.
People ducked for cover at the Peace Bridge and others quickly rushed for the shore off the Bow River, as what had to that point been a warm, sunny day quickly shifted.
Vehicles struggled through pooling water at the 8th Street underpass downtown.
The storm also brought down small, pebble-shaped hail and thick, dense fog in the core.
Storm drains and catch basins became clogged and water pooled through Kensington.
Trees were knocked down in multiple locations, including near the Lougheed House in the Beltline.
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