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Someone posted solid tornado prep advice for people new to the area. Charge your phone, shelter under stairs or in a bathtub, stay away from windows, keep emergency supplies ready.
Ahead of Heritage Days, Edmonton's warning that tents are not suitable for storm shelter. If you're camping during this weather, find proper cover.
The forecast storm that had people stressed is turning out way weaker than expected. All that prep for basically nothing.
If you want comprehensive storm coverage without the fear-mongering, CanadianWeatherLive on YouTube does solid live reporting. They're calm, knowledgeable, and actually prioritize staying informed over sensationalism — good resource when the weather gets dicey.
Someone had a pretty bad fall biking through Mill Creek Ravine trail and two women nearby carried their stuff and walked them to the fire station. They insisted on helping even when the biker said they could handle it — shout out to whoever you are.
A bunch of people are reporting their yards are suddenly mosquito-free thanks to dragonflies moving in. One person who was getting swarmed last week saw zero bites after the dragonflies showed up — apparently they're eating hundreds of skeeters a day.
Drone footage from the Mill Creek flooding is circulating — the aerial shots show just how much water the ravine and river area took on. Brutal to see from above.
Connors Road southbound under the overpass and part of 98 Ave staying closed overnight into Tuesday. Expect delays in the area — Mill Creek Ravine trails are flooded too, so take the regular streets.
Forest Heights got walloped twice — Saturday's wind storm did a number on the neighbourhood, then Monday's downpour came right after. Some places still dealing with both at once.
Tornado threat still hanging over parts of Alberta Tuesday — keep an eye on the sky if you're outside the city.
Someone posted about their basement flooding 27 days ago and now it's worse — sewer backed up three times in two weeks, groundwater everywhere again. Insurance denied the groundwater claim but approved sewer backup. Every company's stretched so thin nothing's getting done.
We're in range for a D rating tomorrow with high chance of even more rain. If today's deluge wasn't enough.
Edmonton got 120% of its normal yearly rainfall just since June 1. That's 511 mm in two months — wild. And July's not even done yet.
Blatchford got 21mm of rain Monday, pushing July to 263.5mm—already Edmonton's 3rd biggest month ever. Just 5.6mm short of June's record, and 19.2mm away from 1901's all-time high. Another inch gets us there.
Water literally came out of the escalators at City Centre this afternoon—crews were replacing water bins as fast as they filled up. Reminded locals of the old WEM food court fountain days.
98 Avenue near the Muttart is underwater. Reports say the facility might have taken significant damage — expect closures for a while.
Mill Creek has overflowed — both directions on Scona Road are impassable right now. Plan your route around the south side.
The weather radar looks like tye-dye today — when it looks that nasty, you know the storms are going to be brutal. Stay safe out there.
Low Level Bridge is completely flooded out — can't get across at all. Transit rerouting buses and closing multiple roads including Connors and Scona. About 3 feet of water reported.
Edmonton Stingers are heading to the playoffs. They clinched their playoff berth with a win over the Saskatoon Surge.
