Article content

Cars in flooded streets, battered homes and shattered windows lay bare the power of an “apocalyptic” thunderstorm that barrelled through Calgary late Saturday night.

The hardest hit area of the city was the northeast, where people woke up to mounds of hail — which varied in size from a golf ball to a baseball — and flooding in residential streets.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Cleanup continues after northeast homes, vehicles pounded by 'apocalyptic' storm Back to video

Ward 5 Coun. George Chahal said no part of his district was spared, which sits in the northeast corner of Calgary stretching south to McKnight Boulevard and west to Deerfoot Trail.

“It’s a disaster,” said Chahal.

“We’ve seen significant damage to many homes throughout Ward 5. Every car that I can see that was parked on the street is a writeoff, significant hail damage to all the vehicles, a lot of overland flooding on streets and major intersections.”

The northeast councillor spent Sunday morning in the community helping people assess the damage and clean their lawns and homes of debris. City road and fire crews were also in the affected areas clearing drains and roads, some of which remained impassible on Sunday due to flooding.

Source: Calgary Herald

Powered by NewsAPI.org