JULY 10, 2026EDMONTON HAILSTORM
Edmonton's west and north sides
- INSURED LOSS
- OVER $140 MILLION (ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN, JULY 10 TO 11)
- HAIL
- UP TO QUARTER SIZE
What happened on July 10, 2026
On Friday, July 10, 2026, a severe thunderstorm reached Edmonton around 7:30 p.m. and hit the city's west and north sides hardest, with damaging gusts, hail up to quarter size and 30 mm of rain in two hours at Blatchford. It opened a two-day outbreak that CatIQ estimates caused over $140 million in insured losses across Alberta and Saskatchewan, and IBC says Edmonton took the brunt of it.
More than 13,000 customers lost power, Yellowhead Trail was closed by flooding between 66 Street and 121 Street, and the Telus World of Science flooded and closed. A tornado warning was issued west of the city for Parkland and Yellowhead counties earlier that evening and cancelled within the hour.
A second, larger system came through around 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11, downing trees, damaging buildings and flooding streets, according to Global News. Across the two days, IBC reports rain, hail and ten tornadoes in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The insured-loss figure is CatIQ's initial estimate, published by IBC in September 2026, and it covers both provinces. No Edmonton-only figure has been published, and initial estimates are usually revised.
July 10, 2026, in figures.
- Edmonton's west and north sides[2]
- Reached the city around 7:30 p.m. Friday, per Environment Canada radar[2]
- Up to quarter size[3]
- 30 mm between 7 and 9 p.m. in the Blatchford area[2]
- More than 13,000 customers without power[2]
- Issued 5:34 p.m. for Parkland and Yellowhead counties, cancelled 6:27 p.m.[4]
- over $140 million (Alberta and Saskatchewan, July 10 to 11) (estimate as of September 2026)[1]
- [1]IBC, September 22, 2026: Summer storms across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba cause more than $1.8 billion in insured losses
- [2]CBC News, July 11, 2026: Friday storm floods roads, knocks out power in Edmonton
- [3]Global News, July 14, 2026: Weekend storms and more thunderstorm watches in the Edmonton region
- [4]Alberta Emergency Alert, July 10, 2026: Tornado warning, Parkland and Yellowhead counties
Every figure on this page comes from the published sources above, not from us. Last checked against them on October 11, 2026. Insured-loss estimates are revised after a storm, sometimes for years, so treat any figure as an estimate.
What it means for your roof today
Hail damage can sit on a roof for years without a leak. A bruise can look like nothing from the street, and the longer it waits the harder it is to tell from ordinary wear. If you were in the area on July 10, 2026 and nobody has looked at your roof since, have it checked and keep the date with your notes.
In Alberta, the statutory conditions in a home policy require prompt written notice of a loss, and a court action over a property claim generally has to start within 2 years of when you knew or ought to have known about the damage. Your policy may set other time limits, such as a deadline to claim depreciation. That's general information, not legal advice: your policy wording governs, and your insurer or a lawyer can tell you where you stand.
Check your hail or wind deductible on your declarations page before you file. Filing is your decision. We inspect, photograph every slope and write the damage up against the storm date; you and your insurer handle the claim.
Signs of hail and water damage
This storm brought hail and heavy rain. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) lists these as the signs of hail on an asphalt shingle roof:
- A random pattern of marks across a slope, not a line or one cluster.
- Bruises: soft spots you can feel when pressing on the shingle, where the mat under the granules has fractured.
- Cracked or broken shingles, especially along the ridge caps.
- Dents on the metal: the top of the eavestrough, vent caps, fence caps and the air conditioner, on the side the storm came from.
- Chips, cracks or holes in siding and window screens, which often show before anything on the roof does.
- Water stains on ceilings or in the attic. Note where water came in: policies can treat water through the roof differently from water that came in at ground level.
Look from the ground, not from a ladder. What it looks like in photos is on our hail damage guide.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS.
How much damage did the July 2026 Edmonton storms cause?
CatIQ's initial estimate, published by IBC in September 2026, is over $140 million in insured losses for July 10 to 11 across Alberta and Saskatchewan, from flood, hail and wind. No Edmonton-only figure has been published. IBC said Edmonton took the brunt of the outbreak.
Is it too late to claim damage from the July 10, 2026 storm?
It depends on your policy and on when you found the damage. Alberta's statutory conditions require prompt written notice of a loss, and a court action over a property claim generally has to start within 2 years of when you knew or ought to have known about the damage. If you've only just found damage from this storm, report it now and ask your insurer what it needs. This is general information, not legal advice.
How do I show the damage came from this storm and not from age?
Hail leaves a recognisable pattern: random impacts, granule loss at the strike points and bruising you can feel, plus dents on the soft metals, which reads differently from even weathering. A report that photographs that pattern slope by slope, with scale references, and reasons from it to a dated storm is what ties damage to a date of loss. An assertion without that reasoning is not documentation.
My roof was replaced after this storm. Should I still get it looked at?
It can be worth it. Vents, flashing, skylights, eavestrough and siding take hail on their own, and they can be left out of a roof-only scope. If anything on the house wasn't replaced, it's worth a look.
WAS YOUR ROOFIN ONE OF THESE?
Tell us the storm date and your address. We'll document what's actually on the roof.