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   Severe weather blasted through the Calgary metro area on   
   Saturday, dumping tennis ball-sized hail that punctured the   
   siding of homes and unleashed flash flooding on the region.   
      
   The severe thunderstorms rolled through southern Alberta around   
   6:30 p.m. on Saturday, spurring emergency alerts from weather   
   officials as tornadoes were also reported in the area.   
      
   In Calgary, officials said the worst impacts from the storms   
   were in the northern part of the city, where heavy rainfall and   
   "severe hail" led to a "high level of call volumes" to 911.   
      
   LIGHTNING STRIKE KILLS 9 COWS IN IRELAND, ANIMALS DISCOVERED IN   
   FIELD WITH 'LEGS IN THE AIR'   
      
   George Chahal, city councilor for Ward 5 in Calgary, said his   
   neighborhood was "devastated" by hail and rain.   
      
   "There has been catastrophic damage inflicted on houses and   
   vehicles, and major flooding on many streets," he tweeted.   
      
   Video filmed by Calgary resident Cory Gerlitz from the Skyview   
   Ranch neighborhood showed holes and marks in his garage and on   
   other homes and structures in the area from the heavy storm on   
   Saturday.   
      
   “The house is a 100x worse but not going out to view right now,”   
   wrote Gerlitz on Instagram. “Hail in the bedroom as well, broken   
   window.”   
      
   Others also took to social media to show the storm's damage,   
   which included holes in siding and shattered car windows.   
      
   "The size of the hail is insane. Damage everywhere!" one person   
   wrote.   
      
   WHAT IS A SQUALL LINE? WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS THREATENING   
   WEATHER   
      
   Calgary Fire Department Battalion Chief Alistair Robin told CBC   
   News that most of the aftermath of the storm would be focused on   
   repairs and hail damage claims.   
      
   "There's significant damage for sure in the northeast with some   
   houses, the siding on the exposed side of the house completely   
   taken off the house," Robin told the CBC.   
      
   Besides severe hail, flash flooding trapped drivers around the   
   city as the water quickly rose.   
      
   Calgary police said many major roadways were closed as crews   
   worked to rescue stranded drivers.   
      
   CLICK HERE FOR MORE WEATHER COVERAGE FROM FOX NEWS   
      
   On Sunday, officials said many roads remained blocked by   
   abandoned vehicles or pooling water after the storms.   
      
   "We are working with tow truck drivers to clear away all   
   abandoned vehicles," police said.   
      
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   Total damages from the severe weather could reach up to $100   
   million, according to CBC.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/world/calgary-severe-thunderstorm-hail-   
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