A group of Western University students are camping out in rural Alberta to collect hail data in hopes of developing the first major hail study in the province since the 1980s.

Southern Alberta is known for its destructive hailstorms, but the group is predicting that the Edmonton region could also see more storms in the next few years.

Julian Brimelow, the executive director of the Northern Hail Project, has 12 crew members for the program running from June to August this year.

Based out of Olds, A…