Source: Karen Briere, Producer.com, September 9, 2019 Hail claims on the Prairies are tracking similar to last year with Saskatchewan farmers reporting the most damage so far. However, there are still six weeks or so that could result in hail storms, leading Canadian Crop Hail Association president Rick Omelchenko to speculate that final numbers could… Continue reading Sask. farmers take biggest hail hit
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Figures show claims mounting as hail hammers Saskatchewan farmers in 2019
Source: The Canadian Press, August 16, 2019 The Canadian Crop Hail Association says more than 10,000 damage claims have been received by its member companies so far this season. The association said in a release that at the mid-point of the year, Saskatchewan farmers filed 6,900 claims — the most on the Prairies. The five-year average for Alberta and Saskatchewan is… Continue reading Figures show claims mounting as hail hammers Saskatchewan farmers in 2019
Prairie hailstorms coming earlier every year
Source: William DeKay, Producer.com, June 27, 2019 Insurance companies have investigated about 50 storms already this year, with one event occurring May 29 A high number of claims have been filed following a flurry of light to moderate hailstorms across Western Canada. “They are early and popping up everywhere,” said Rick Omelchenko, president of the… Continue reading Prairie hailstorms coming earlier every year
Damaging hail reported from storms passing through central Saskatchewan
Source: Thomas Piller, Global News, July 8, 2018 Environment Canada says severe thunderstorm produced large hail while moving through central Saskatchewan on July 7. Multiple areas in the province were under severe thunderstorm watches and warnings during the day. All advisories were ended by Saturday evening. Many people took to social media with images of hail stones, including people in Langham… Continue reading Damaging hail reported from storms passing through central Saskatchewan
Residents in Moose Jaw, Sask. wake up to snowy streets after early morning hail storm
Source: CBC News, May 30, 2018 Video shows what looks like December snow storm after hail falls on Moose Jaw Wednesday morning Some people living in Moose Jaw, Sask. woke up thinking winter may have hit again — and took to the streets to shovel in their shorts. Moose Jaw resident Jocelyn Froehlich said the severe hail storm hit… Continue reading Residents in Moose Jaw, Sask. wake up to snowy streets after early morning hail storm
Many farmers got a break from hailstorms this year
Source: Lethbridge Bureau, December 4, 2017 Hail caused less damage across the Prairies in 2017 than it did in 2016, according to the final report tabled Dec. 4 by the Canadian Crop Hail Association. Western Canadian farmers with hail insurance were paid $96 million on about 8,600 claims, making 2017 one of the lightest claim… Continue reading Many farmers got a break from hailstorms this year
Dry summer leads to big drop in hail insurance claims on Prairies
Source: The Canadian Press, December 4, 2017 1 of the lightest hail-claim seasons in 8 years A report from the Canadian Crop Hail Association says a reduction in potentially damaging storm activity on much of the Prairies this past summer led to one of the lightest hail-claim seasons in eight years. The 2017 report from… Continue reading Dry summer leads to big drop in hail insurance claims on Prairies
Storms of 2016
Whew. It was a crazy busy summer for me. Well summer always is. For the past couple years storm season was sorta lagging. Well this summer sure made up for that. It was a season of vey active skies. Which I both loved and hated. There was tons of photography opportunities but had a hard… Continue reading Storms of 2016
Tornadoes, hail and thunderstorms: Canada rattled by extreme weather
By CTV News Staff, August 4, 2016 From torrential rain to loonie-sized hail to several confirmed tornadoes, it’s been a busy 24 hours for Canadian meteorologists. Extreme weather slammed the country, particularly in the Prairies and Western Canada, on Wednesday and Thursday. Read a province-by-province round-up of the spate of threatening weather here…
Fierce Sask. storm photos: funnel clouds, hail and lightning
By Madeline Kotzer, CBC News, July 20, 2016 Photographers capture, share wild weather across Sask. Tuesday night was a wild one for Saskatchewan weather watchers. A tornado touched down near Davidson, Sask. Hail the size of baseballs rained down from the sky, smashing through windows and damaging property. Read full story and images here…