Weather

'Expensive, extreme:' Environment Canada releases annual Top 10 weather stories list

It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist. A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off more cars th...

Dec 16, 2020

Pacific weather system poised to pound Alberta

MEDICINE HAT - The weather map shows a multitude of warnings and watches from Environment Canada, as a Pacific system is poised to storm into Alberta.Environment Canada has issued a warning about wind...

Oct 16, 2020

Wild weather hikes Alberta insured damages above national average at nearly $2B

EDMONTON - A series of severe weather events in Alberta this year has led to insured damages of nearly $2 billion. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the industry is working to process nearly 10...

Olivia Thorington Sep 10, 2020

Southern Alberta hailstorm caused almost $1.2B in damage: insurance bureau

EDMONTON - The powerful hail storm that pounded homes, vehicles and crops across parts of southern Alberta last month caused almost $1.2 billion in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Ca...

Jul 08, 2020

Thunderstorm watch issued for southern Alberta

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Medicine Hat and a large swath of southern Alberta including Lethbridge, Brooks and surrounding counties. Environment Canada is warni...

Olivia Thorington Jun 08, 2020

Storm warning lifted for Medicine Hat

The winter storm warning has been lifted for Medicine Hat and the surrounding area, with Hatters dealing with poor road conditions throughout the city.The light flurries are supposed to end overnight,...

Mar 14, 2020

Up to 40 cm of snow expected in southern Alberta as winter storm hits

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A winter storm warning is in effect for a swath of the southern part of the prairies, running along the US border from the Alberta foothills through to southwestern Saskatchewan.Med...

Mar 13, 2020 (CHAT News file photo)

Winter not done yet

SOUTHERN ALBERTA - A system expected to move into southern Alberta later today could bring as much as 40 cm of snow to some areas in the mountains and foothills of southwestern Alberta.Environment Can...

Mar 12, 2020 Environment Canada

Rapid weather changes today

MEDICINE HAT - A fast moving cold front is bringing high winds and snow squalls to southern Alberta this morning. A wind warning for Medicine Hat and area has ended, but it's been replaced with a snow...

Brian Konrad Mar 04, 2020 Environment Canada

Deadly tornadoes shred 40 buildings in Nashville

NASHVILLE - At least two tornadoes shred buildings across the city of Nashville and central Tennessee early Tuesday, killing at least 7 people. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency confirmed the ...