Alberta storm results in flooding, power outages in Edson

A fierce summertime large wind that rolled done Edson, Alta., connected Sunday nighttime had galore residents of nan municipality dealing pinch flooding and powerfulness outages a time later.

“The immense magnitude of rainfall we had successful a short clip frame, coupled pinch utmost winds, resulted successful immoderate flooding and powerfulness outages past night,” town officials said successful a societal media post connected Monday afternoon.

“Crews are continuing to activity connected cleanup and ensuring powerfulness is backmost on.”

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, astir 42 mm of rainfall fell successful nan area betwixt 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. connected Sunday. At 1 point, upwind gusts reached 107 km/h.

Town officials said successful summation to crews moving to reconstruct powerfulness to homes and businesses experiencing outages, crews were besides clearing trees and debris.

“Please enactment location and debar obstructing their work,” they said.

Officials told Global News nan large wind mostly impacted nan northbound and westbound sections of nan town.

Officials person besides asked residents to enactment disconnected parkland trails until municipality labor tin measure their condition.

Premier Danielle Smith arrived successful Edson connected Monday day wherever she met pinch Mayor Kevin Zahara and West Yellowhead MLA Martin Long to study nan large wind damage.

Town officials said Smith besides said to section leaders astir infrastructure needs and flood mitigation.

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Zahara said he believes location is “no infrastructure that is going to grip 42 mm of rainfall wrong an hour.”

“Crews had pumps and everything fresh to go,” he said. “I can’t opportunity capable astir this community. They ever rally together.”

Edson is located astir 200 kilometres westbound of Edmonton.

Last year, Edson was deed pinch complete 105 mm of rainfall successful a span of conscionable 48 hours successful June and saw localized flooding successful nan area.