It's December in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as it is in the rest of the world, but December in Edmonton brings snow. Lots of snow. So why the hell was there HAIL yesterday? Real friggin' hail in the middle of December! The wind, sure. Maybe there isn't usually 100 km/h wind in December, but there was yesterday. Really freaky weather, and it just did a hit and run. Over in minutes it seemed though the after effects appeared to go on for hours.
One man died because of the wind. He was on a lake with a snowboard and either had a small parachute or kite (last news I read was unsure on this) letting the wind propel him. The problem was that he had a lot less wind when he started, and this weather came on so very fast. Apparently he lost control and was slammed into the side of a church, something you don't want to be doing in a car at those speeds let alone with no protection at all.
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by Tabby at 12/21/2004 04:20:00 a.m.