Spring storm floods Calgary’s roads
Posted June 13, 2020 8:30 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – A spring storm hit Calgary Saturday evening, bringing with it heavy rain, lightning, hail, and flash flooding.
Do NOT head north on Deerfoot, I repeat do NOT. pic.twitter.com/eNCGjYFQwc
— Josh Ritchie (@660JoshRitchie) June 14, 2020
Major and minor roads all around the city saw flash floods that, in some cases, partially submerged vehicles.
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— FivePoint Cannabis (@fivepointyyc) June 14, 2020
Traffic travelling northbound on Deerfoot just after 32 Avenue saw five or six cars submerged.
ALERT: Pooling water, NB Deerfoot Tr after 32 Ave NE. The road is closed. #yyctraffic #yycroads pic.twitter.com/qGtFqD4J6K
— YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) June 14, 2020
Additionally, power outages occurred in some places across the city, knocking out traffic signals completely.
The most amount of flooding was seen in the city’s northeast.
“We (had) people stranded in intersections and under the overpasses because (the floods were) so impassable and so deep,” said CPS duty inspector Tom Hanson.
“It (was) pretty busy right. Our personnel (were) scrambling to keep up with the high priority calls. It (was) extremely busy and kind of dangerous.”
Additionally, Calgarians are seeing high amounts of damage due to golf-ball-sized hail in some areas.
