The sudden, powerful hailstorm that swept over Calgary Saturday evening left gardens decimated, damaged the siding of homes, and even appeared to break through a plexiglass dome at the Chinook Mall food court.
David Coderre was in the southwest Calgary mall around 8:30 p.m. when he and his kids heard a “tremendous sound” coming from the hallways.
“I was, like, what is that noise?” he said. “It sounded almost like a marching band was coming through with drums.”
Knowing a thunderstorm warning had been issued, Coderre quickly realized it was hail.
When he and his kids walked to the second-floor food court to see the scene
