All damage figures are in year 2000 dollars
1 1998 Estimated damage: $63.4 million map
Calgary, AB / July / Two separate hail storms hit the city. High winds of 100 km/h accompanied storm. Flooding and hail damage caused $63.4 million in damages.
2 1996 Estimated damage: $303 million + $87.8 million
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Calgary, AB / July / Hail storm caused heavy flooding and extensive damage to property and automobiles. A second hail storm six days later added another.
3 1996 Estimated damage: $151 million map
Winnipeg, MB / July / Tennis-ball-sized hail smashed property, crops, gardens and windows. A tornado accompanied high winds.
4 1995 Estimated damage: $13.3 million map
Regina, SK / August.
5 1995 Estimated damage: $74.6 million map
Calgary, AB / July.
6 1995 Estimated damage: $28 million map
Southern Manitoba / July.
7 1995 Estimated damage: $34.5 million map
Edmonton, AB / July.
8 1994 Estimated damage: $30 million map
Southern Alberta / June.
9 1994 Estimated damage: $11 million map
Salmon Arm, BC / August.
10 1994 Estimated damage $14.3 million map
Southern Manitoba / August / Two separate hail storms rolled through Southern Manitoba communities and farmlands.
11 1993 Estimated damage: $21 million map
Edmonton, AB / July.
12 1992 Estimated damage: $38.5 million map
Calgary, AB / July.
13 1991 Estimated damage: $884 million map
Calgary, AB / September / A 30-minute thunderstorm hit Calgary with downpours and golf-ball-sized hail. Homes were flooded and had windows broken.
14 1990 Estimated damage: $22 million map
Calgary, AB / July / Hail storm bombarded Calgary and surrounding region.
15 1988 Total claims: $60.3 million map
Calgary, AB / August / A thunderstorm produced up to 5 cm hailstones in addition to 40-200 mm of rain. Flooding and hail damaged 3,000 properties and 2,000 automobiles.
16 1986 Estimated damage: $15.5 million map
Montréal, QC / May / Hail up to 8 cm in diameter fell on the city.
17 1985 Estimated damage: $24.5 million map
Windsor to Leamington, ON / May / Five people were killed when golf-ball-sized hailstones smashed greenhouses, damaged property and flattened crops.
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