Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells and his family are safe, but their van was severely damaged in an Alberta hailstorm Monday afternoon.

While travelling to Manitoba for a family reunion, the Wells family got caught in a torrential storm, just south of Red Deer, Alta.

Hailstones, some reportedly the size of grapefruits, battered vehicles along the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.

Wells posted a Facebook Live video afterwards, showing the extensive damage to his vehicle.

91裸聊视频淚t did a pretty good number on the van here,91裸聊视频� he says on the video. 91裸聊视频淵ou can see the windshield is blown out, dents, dual sunroofs both blown out. Luckily the driver91裸聊视频檚 side and passenger side window were not blown out but the rear passenger window91裸聊视频� was totally blown out.

91裸聊视频淥bviously the main thing is we are safe, we are healthy. Nobody got hurt; just a couple of scratches.91裸聊视频�

Wells told Black Press he stopped driving as soon as the first of the hail hit and cracked the windshield.

91裸聊视频淲e wrapped ourselves in blankets as soon as it looked like the glass was going to break,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淕rapefruit-sized hailstones blew out the sunroofs and were trying to smash through the (sunroof) headliner - the interior part that keeps the inside dark. So we were holding that up to keep the hail out and it hurt like heck91裸聊视频� if a hailstone hit right where you were holding it, oh my god. My knuckles are all bruised up and stuff from that, but that91裸聊视频檚 First World problems.

91裸聊视频淲e all got impaled with little pieces of glass and stuff, but a couple of showers, and the kids went swimming - we are OK.91裸聊视频�

The family stayed in Red Deer overnight, then made their way to Edmonton Tuesday morning.

91裸聊视频淲e have a Jeep Grand Cherokee now - that91裸聊视频檚 our rental,91裸聊视频� said Wells.

91裸聊视频淲e were supposed to be in Edmonton Monday night, so we will stay here for a couple of days before making our way to (Manitoba).91裸聊视频�

Wells said the car - which is his mother91裸聊视频檚 - is likely a write-off.

91裸聊视频淚t hasn91裸聊视频檛 officially been assessed yet, but there are hundreds and hundreds of cars damaged, so who knows when they will get around to it.91裸聊视频�

terry.farrell@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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