A steady flow of hail streams down a streetside in Innisfail early Sunday afternoon. (Patrick Teskey)

By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Innisfail becomes InnisHail during Sunday storm

Jul 12, 2020 | 3:45 PM

A foreboding thunderstorm watch for central Alberta was issued earlier than usual on Sunday morning, at around 8:30.

By noon, it was a warning and Environment Canada was advising residents in Red Deer and the surrounding area to watch out for toonie-sized hail.

Innisfail appears to have been hit the hardest.

Janice Wing’s patio in Innisfail was covered. (Janice Strachan Wing)

Patrick Teskey’s son holds a piece of toonie-sized hail that fell Sunday afternoon in Innisfail. (Patrick Teskey)

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While Red Deerians did get thunder and lightning as well as several minutes of intense pea-sized hail, it did not amount to what Innisfail received.

As of 3:45 p.m. Sunday, the region is still under a severe thunderstorm watch, with storms possible until late this evening.

According to Environment Canada, Innisfail received 26 mm of hail from the storm, while Spruce View got 30.