Intense rains and thunderstorms triggered the hailstorms on August 2, 2019, which caused massive damages on crops, infrastructures, vehicles, properties, and commercial areas throughout Edmonton and nearby areas. Mark worked late that night and was on his way home from Sherwood Park on Baseline Road when the storm hit.
The road in front of Mark was pockmarked with hail and deep puddles; the windshield wipers determined but ineffective. He peered through the streaked windshield at the blackness ahead punctuated by a cone of light. Behind was more blackness. The shoulder was a mass of mud.
His cell phone was on the seat beside him. He didn’t want to pick it up and risk distracted driving. Annie would be worried. They weren’t getting on that well lately, since Oliver had come back to the ci
