More severe weather on tap
Posted Jun 18, 2013 6:52 am.
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Calgary and area are being told to prepare for more possible damaging weather Tuesday, ranging from strong winds and rain to hail and tornadoes.
Monday afternoon, some roads around the Calgary Court Centre were shut down after a piece of sheet metal blew off the building, crashing some 26 storeys below; nobody was hurt.
While the wind was howling, other parts of the city were pounded by heavy rain and hail.
660News Meteorologist David Spence says nobody should be that surprised, because the severe weather season is well underway and will be with us until mid-August.
Spence says more storms are possible Tuesday, with the greatest risk of tornadic activity in the southeastern and east-central regions in the province.
Some funnel clouds were spotted Monday afternoon in the Hussar area, about 100 kilometres east of Calgary, but no twisters touched down.
The city is investigating Monday’s building material incident downtown, and charges could be filed.
