It demolished everything in its path," he said from his farm about 90 kilometres northeast of Calgary. The hail that pounded southern Alberta farms was reportedly as big as 10 centimetres across in some areas. Rick Omelchenko with the Canadian Crop Hail Association also said it's too early to clearly assess the scale of the damage. Worst storm in decades, farmer saysMeanwhile, Sawyer said he hasn't seen a storm this bad hit his farm since 2000. Calgary may have suffered $1B in damagesThe storm also caused huge damage In Calgary, with northeast districts bearing the brunt of the damage.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2020 20:00 UTC