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These giant hailstones were found after a July 19 storm near Manitou.

Manitoba hail damage claims skyrocket

Last year was bad; this year could be worse

By Erin Debooy July 28, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – The massive storms that have steamrolled through parts of Manitoba are causing significantly higher-than-average hail damage claims, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. The association’s hail report last Thursday said the ratio of claims to policies has soared due to storms on July 4, July 10 and July 16, which

Crops, Weather

Salvaging hail-damaged crops

By Alberta Agriculture, GFM Network News July 21, 2016

Storm damage to crops can result in problems with nitrate accumulations, especially if the crops were heavily fertilized or manured in the spring to optimize yield. “With volatile weather comes storm damage and, for some producers, this means salvaging crops for feed,” says Andrea Hanson, beef extension specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Airdrie. Hanson cautions

Weather

Instability and vorticity: The ingredients that make a tornado

Since they can’t get inside to measure, scientists aren’t completely sure how funnel clouds and tornadoes form

By Daniel Bezte July 24, 2015

So far this month weather conditions have been fairly good for thunderstorms to develop with plenty of warm, humid air around. This week, we’ll continue our look at severe thunderstorms, and specifically, the most deadly part — tornadoes. What are tornadoes and how do they form? A classic definition of a tornado is a violently

Cereals, Weather

VIDEO: Crop recovery from lodging after severe weather

Crop Diagnostic School: Heavy weather can knock your crop flat. Question is, can it find a way to stand up again?

By Greg Berg July 9, 2015

Southern Manitoba has had its fair share of severe weather in the past few weeks. Strong winds and heavy rainfall have laid down large patches of some crops that had advanced very well in their growth up to that point. Pam de Rocquigny, provincial cereal crops specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, talks about what producers

This cornfield north of Miami was one of many pulverized by hail June 27. More fields received hail July 4.

Crops, Local news

Another week, another hailstorm

MASC is busy processing more hail claims, severe weather damage

By Allan Dawson July 6, 2015

Thunderstorms damaged more Manitoba crops July 4 — one week after a vicious hailstorm injured or destroyed crops from Roseisle to Winkler, running roughly parallel to the Pembina Escarpment. As of July 6 the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) had received 164 hail claims on insured crops, said David Koroscil, MASC’s manager for insurance projects

Crops

When thunder roars, GO INDOORS!

By Environment Canada June 12, 2014

Environment Canada – During the summer in Canada, lightning strikes on average every three seconds. Besides causing power outages and forest fires, lightning strikes can also seriously injure or kill. The Canadian lightning Danger Map displays high-risk lightning areas in red. These maps are updated at an interval of 10 minutes and are based on

News

Weather damage hints at new normal under climate change

After western Manitoba has been battered by storm  after storm, residents say they’re convinced

By Shannon VanRaes July 25, 2013

Kendon Campbell was only half a mile from home when the storm hit his Reston-area farm, but he and wife Shirley were stranded as torrents of water flooded their road and drowned four of their cows. It was the third flash flood the Campbells have experienced this year. “I’ve lived here my whole life, and

Weather, Weather Vane

Severe versus air mass thunderstorms

By Daniel Bezte July 18, 2013

So far in our look at severe thunderstorms we’ve looked at the three main severe weather threats: heavy rain, hail, and wind or tornadoes. What we haven’t discussed or looked at is why do some thunderstorms become severe while others do not, and how can you tell if a thunderstorm moving towards you is going

Weather

Expect more heavy summer rainfalls

By Daniel Bezte June 26, 2013

When we think about severe summer weather we almost always think of damaging winds and hail. While these two features can result in severe damage, the kind of damage is often highly localized. One thing about severe summer weather that we tend not to think about, until it creeps up on us, is heavy or

Weather

The ingredients of a tornado

By Daniel Bezte June 19, 2013

After a fairly cool spring with few if any thunderstorms, summer has started to make headway into the Prairies over the last few weeks. In some years summers come and go with only the odd thundershower and maybe one big thunderstorm, but in other years every storm that comes along seems to bring severe weather.

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Tag Archives Severe weather

Manitoba hail damage claims skyrocket

Salvaging hail-damaged crops

Instability and vorticity: The ingredients that make a tornado

VIDEO: Crop recovery from lodging after severe weather

Another week, another hailstorm

When thunder roars, GO INDOORS!

Weather damage hints at new normal under climate change

Severe versus air mass thunderstorms

Expect more heavy summer rainfalls

The ingredients of a tornado

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