{"id":827709,"date":"2026-07-26T19:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/827709\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T19:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:08:11","slug":"thunderstorm-causes-power-outages-road-closures-and-flooding-in-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/827709\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderstorm causes power outages, road closures and flooding in Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some major roads reopened, while many others remain closed after a thunderstorm caused flooding in Edmonton Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Some roadways have been cleared including Yellowhead Trail and Whitemud Drive; others, including many parts of Groat Road and some parts of Connors Road are still down to one lane while crews work, according to the City of Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>The severe storm with intense winds and heavy rain that began around 9 p.m. Saturday night caused temporary road closures, localized flooding, downed trees and power outages at intersections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrews continue to work on reopening roads, clear trees and debris, assess damage and clear water,\u201d the City added.<\/p>\n<p>As of 11:48 a.m. Sunday, 18 areas are experiencing power outages, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/outages.epcor.com\/#\/outages\/power\/edmonton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Epcor\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crews are working hard to remove broken trees and branches downed by the storm, including those on Alberta Avenue, and in NE and SE Edmonton areas. Please call 311 to report other tree issues. We thank you for your patience while crews continue to respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Edmonton (@CityofEdmonton) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CityofEdmonton\/status\/2081430046372151709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Environment and Climate Change Canada,\u00a0nearly 30 millimetres of rain fell between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Blatchford area, in central Edmonton on the north side. During that time, wind speeds averaged nearly 40 km\/h. The maximum wind speed was 84 km\/h.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6167-scaled-e1785087839623-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753582\" style=\"width:852px;height:auto\"  \/>Car seen near a flooded overpass by Whitemud and 159 Street after heavy rains on July 25, 2026 (CityNews)<\/p>\n<p>A tow tuck driver told CityNews Saturday night that he had helped several people get out of their car wading into thigh-deep water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst year seeing this amount of rain,\u201d he said, adding that he had been called a few times to the overpass near Whitemud and 159 Street this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6186-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753584\" style=\"width:885px;height:auto\"  \/>Crew member seen working near a flooded overpass by Whitemud and 159 Street after heavy rains on July 25, 2026 (CityNews)<\/p>\n<p>Edmontonians can report any continued service impacts or issues directly to 311. <\/p>\n<p>The City is also urging residents to use caution while driving or use public transit options as crews work to clear debris and water.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Edmonton as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=edmonton.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778178555_824_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some major roads reopened, while many others remain closed after a thunderstorm caused flooding in Edmonton Saturday night.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":827710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-827709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}