From one extreme to another, Alberta has a reputation for wonky weather patterns – but snow, rain and thunderstorms? They never get old! The truth is that we’ll never tire of bright lights and big booms – and last night, we saw something pretty incredible.
All over the city, jr. meteorologists and onlookers alike had a front-row seat to an electric display that reminded us, once again – Mother Nature is THE boss. If however, you missed it, here’s a quick visual recap of August 22nd’s wild storm in Calgary, courtesy of the folks on social media.
Like most storms, this one started off with a severe thunder warning issued to the Calgary area.
#Calgary under a severe thunderstorm warning with this slow moving storm. Torrential rain with a risk for flooding, hail, lightning, and strong wind gusts. What are you experiencing? 👀
– Adam #abstorm pic.twitter.com/uLAKTnSTzd
— Instant Weather Alberta (@IWeatherAB) August 23, 2022
Then, once the clouds rolled in, settled and got darker – things lit up like the fourth of July…. It made us want a hot dog real bad.
⚠️FLASH WARNING⚠️
The sky is putting on a show tonight. Wow. #yyc #calgary #abstorm pic.twitter.com/sQ0B5Hd0wB
— Nada Nuff 🤠 (@Nada_Nuff_) August 23, 2022
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My doorbell camera had hundreds of clips just from the lightning last night…. #lightning #Thunderstorm #abstorm #weather #yyc #calgary pic.twitter.com/DrZEopDKnq
— Jonathan Lee Scholes (@Jonleescholes) August 23, 2022
After riding through that storm on the motorbike last night I raced to get my camera set up and managed to capture a few bolts before bed! #abstorm #lightning (and it’s lightning not lightening for those that don’t know) pic.twitter.com/Q9DiZbZnNc
— Brad In YYC 🇨🇦🇨🇦 (@Brad_In_YYC) August 23, 2022
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Another slo-mo lightning clip from last night’s Calgary lightning storm@PrairieChasers pic.twitter.com/tKyUmjG1nB
— Chris Ratzlaff 🇨🇦🌾🗻💫 (@ratzlaff) August 13, 2022
#lightning storm seen from NW Calgary. #abstorm @weathernetwork @GlobalCalgary @TiffanyLizee pic.twitter.com/i9sShHWAr3
— Matt Melnyk (@melnyk_photos) August 23, 2022
Well that was a crazy storm in #calgary tonight! Apologies for the rain drops!! Sometimes it just can’t be avoided!! #abstorm #yyc pic.twitter.com/b5tcq7JEPH
— Scott Laidlow 🇨🇦 ⛈🛫 (@ScottLaidlow) August 23, 2022
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great show last night #abstorm pic.twitter.com/ceNmVqXEAO
— Sean Feagan (@Sean_Feagan) August 23, 2022
Incredible #lightning show #calgary #abstorm #yyc pic.twitter.com/Ggl9RmuhVN
— Andrea Boyle (@andrea_boyle) August 23, 2022
Luckily, though, no one was reported to have been hurt – and for that, we can be thankful.
Please continue to be safe and smart out there, YYC. A storm is no joke in Calgary and this certainly wasn’t the last of ’em.
Here’s to a wild summer of nutty weather and incredible photos of it! It won’t be long until we’re hit with another good one.
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