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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.
Houses in Rivers Edge took serious damage from last night's hail. Looks like shotgun blasts of hail tore through the neighbourhood's siding.
Edmonton's already hit 500+ mm of rain this summer and we're only at the end of July. officially our wettest summer on record — basements all over town are getting wrecked.
hail stones the size of golf balls fell near Range Road 30 west of the city during last night's storm. parents and a family friend caught it on camera — looks gnarly.
crowds suddenly bolted at K-Days on the Expo Centre grounds earlier today — people running in one direction, mass panic. wasn't clear what happened but everyone's hoping everyone's ok.
there's a corner at 137 Ave NW and 199 St with a bunch of hanging dolls and a sign that says "Monkey Corner." person posted asking what the lore is — looks properly unsettling if you don't know what you're walking into.
