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  • Severe thunderstorm flooding shuts down Whitemud Drive in west Edmonton
  • IBC estimates $230M in insured damage claimed from Edmonton storms
  • Monday thunderstorm floods roads, halts traffic and transit across Edmonton

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

Severe thunderstorm flooding shuts down Whitemud Drive in west Edmonton

A severe thunderstorm dumped massive amounts of rain quickly, flooding roads across Edmonton, including the Whitemud and Yellowhead, and prompted a high volume of 911 calls.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

IBC estimates $230M in insured damage claimed from Edmonton storms

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says two storms have resulted in almost a quarter billion dollars' worth of insured damage in Edmonton and the surrounding communities.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Monday thunderstorm floods roads, halts traffic and transit across Edmonton

Three waves of heavy rainfall doused the Edmonton region in quick succession Monday afternoon, flooding roads, downing trees and halting traffic.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Summer of storms keeps Edmonton-area festival organizers on their toes

While Big Valley Jamboree is still waiting to see how the weather turns out, other festivals in the Edmonton region have already experienced Mother Nature's wrath firsthand.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Thunderstorm cleanup expected to cost City of Edmonton $20-$30 million

Edmonton city manager Eddie Robar says this is the first time in his current role he's seen the effects of summer storms cost more than in the winter.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

2026 is the wettest summer on record in Edmonton — with more storms expected

Since the beginning of 2026, the Edmonton region has recorded 655.7 mm of precipitation  — both heavy snowfalls in the winter and rain now — and the year is far from over.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes possible across Alberta, in Edmonton region Tuesday

There are several overlapping advisories for both severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, with storms expected to materialize in the late afternoon across central Alberta.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Thunderstorm capable of triggering tornados headed for Edmonton region

Conditions are ripe for the development of severe thunderstorms that may generate strong wind gusts, large hail, heavy rain and possibly tornadoes, Environment Canada said.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Edmonton’s stormwater system strained after repeated heavy rain

Saturated ground is no longer absorbing water normally, sending more runoff into drains and contributing to flooded underpasses, sinkholes and washed-out roads, EPCOR said.

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globalnews.ca /2 weeks ago

Boardwalk Centre renters seek action after summer storms damage suites

Some of the residents of the highrise along Jasper Avenue at 90 Street in central Edmonton are living with damaged ceilings and walls from storm flooding.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Deep sinkhole opens up in north Edmonton after weekend thunderstorms

The City of Edmonton and EPCOR say Mother Nature has pushed the wastewater system to its limits in recent weeks, as several thunderstorms have dumped massive amounts of rain.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

A tale of 2 cities: Edmonton floods while Calgary bakes in the sun

Alberta's two biggest cities have had starkly different weather over the past month with Edmonton getting nearly 25 times the amount of rain that's fallen on Calgary in July.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Flooding concerns, tornado threats sweep across Canadian Prairies

Flooding concerns are mounting in Alberta as Edmonton nears a June rainfall record, while tornado watches and severe storms threaten parts of Saskatchewan.

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globalnews.ca /2 weeks ago

Family stranded overnight as storm blocks road near Seibert Lake: ‘Couldn’t see anything’

A severe thunderstorm swept across the Lac La Biche region, leaving a swath of destruction in the Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area and trapping a family near Seibert Lake.

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globalnews.ca /2 weeks ago

Edmonton’s summer of rain has Folk Fest trucking in sand, Fringe hiring meteorologist

Edmonton's signature outdoor music festival is trucking in tonnes of sand and pumping out water to avoid becoming the latest casualty of the city’s wettest summer on record.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Air quality warning in Edmonton, much of Alberta due to N.W.T. wildfire smoke

From hot and muggy to torrential downpours, it's been a dramatic few weeks of weather and now, a condition Albertans had hoped to evade has drifted down from the N.W.T.

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globalnews.ca /2 weeks ago

Edmonton homeowners frustrated as their properties erode into infill excavations

With proper shoring not yet in place at an infill development in Edmonton's west end, in the aftermath of a recent storm, the excavation site looked like a swimming pool.

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

Scotland's weather: Thunderstorms disrupt Edinburgh Airport flights and flood roads

Air traffic control reduces aircraft movements for safety

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wsvn.com /1 month ago

Summer Storms

After a real absence of rain, a push of storms made for an active afternoon on Wednesday. Some of the thunderstorms had gusty winds yet...

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ottawacitizen.com /1 week ago

Yellow storm alert posted for capital region

'Wind gusts could reach 90 km/h (with) quarter-sized hail (and) heavy rain.'

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

High Level Bridge sidewalk closed after heavy rain erodes riverbank slope

Recent heavy rainfall has caused riverbank instability at the southeast side of the High Level Bridge, where the slope next to the east sidewalk wooden guardrail has failed.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

3 homes damaged by fire in southwest Edmonton’s Cameron Heights area

A fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon in the southwest Edmonton neighbourhood, leaving two family homes gutted and a third also damaged.

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /2 weeks ago

Met Office issues yellow thunderstorm warning for Edinburgh and Lothians with flood alert in place

Thunderstorms are expected to hit the region on Tuesday afternoon

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

Canada Day storm just a taste of extreme weather to come | Letters to the Editor

The Ottawa Citizen's Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, July 7, 2026

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