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August 24, 2020: Approaching Thunderstorm, Alberta

 

The weather changes quickly on the Canadian prairies.  The old saying of "if you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes" definitely applies here.

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In the summer, thunderstorms can form rapidly and move quickly.  They are associated with short periods of intense rain, thunder and lightening, wind, hail and sometimes even a tornado.  

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I was driving south of Calgary on a nice sunny day when I saw this storm approaching from the west.  I thought the sun shining on a canola field in bloom in the foreground contrasted nicely with the gloom coming in from the Rocky Mountains.

P1100391It took about 15 minutes for the storm to unleash it's fury, which lasted about a half hour, before it moved further to the east.  Fortunately no tornado, but there was a lot of pea-sized hail.

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  • Approaching storm, near Nanton
  • Approaching storm, near Nanton
  • Approaching storm, near Nanton
  • Approaching storm, near Nanton
  • Approaching storm, near Nanton

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