Heavy rains in Saskatoon on Monday led to flooded streets and subways around the city.
“What happened earlier today appears to be an extremely local event,” Environment Canada meteorologist Daniel Desjardins said late Monday afternoon.
“We saw that some of the stations reported 50 to 70 millimeters, which we saw at the southern end of the city, while at the airport they received about one millimeter. There seemed to be a really big difference between the north and south ends of the city.
The weather forecast for early afternoon in Saskatoon suggested it would be mostly cloudy – and it turned out to be much worse.
“If the report says it’s cloudy, it probably happened at our airport station, where it didn’t rain much,” Desjardins said. “It probably happened where the heaviest rainfall was south of the station.
“As far as I know, there were no problems from Canada with the environment and climate change. It was just a product of how local this flood and this extreme amount of rainfall was. “
Subway floods have been reported throughout the city. Please be especially careful there. Currently, the subways of Taylor and Lorne Ave are impassable. pic.twitter.com/7jwTNrS3yi
– SPS Traffic Unit (@SPSTraffic) June 20, 2022
Saskatoon Police said Lorne Avenue and Exhibition Road, the northern lanes of Circle Drive near Taylor Street overpass, the Circle Drive overpass and Idilwild, and places near Louise Street and Preston Drive are congested.
Police urged residents to stray from areas and be vigilant in areas affected by floods.
Angela Gardiner, general manager of utilities and the environment in Saskatoon, said Circle Drive between College and Taylor Street, as well as Preston Avenue South and McEown Avenue, are problem areas.
“There are barricades at some of these intersections, but we ask you to avoid areas completely if possible. “Please stay away from the water with your car or if you are on foot and watch your trip home,” Gardiner said.
The city has firefighting services, water and sanitation teams, and support for the Saskatoon Police Department in responding to emergency calls, with teams working all night and at night if needed.
All emergencies must be reported to the Saskatoon Customer Service Center at 306-975-2476.
“We are aware that there may be some flooding of private property, so to reduce the risk of property damage, residents must ensure that gutters disperse water at least two meters or six feet from the base of your home,” he said. Gardiner.
Transit routes can also be affected by rainfall.
Saskatoon Fieldhouse, the runways and the Lions Arena were closed due to flooding. Lawson’s Civic Center had to close earlier.
Scene in Mckercher and 8th. The water begins to recede. #yxe @CKOMNews pic.twitter.com/cfEUPf8ucG
– Brent Bosker (@brentbosker) June 20, 2022
A man on the corner of Osma and McCercher said the water was over the tires of his car.
“The weather is really bad right now,” he said. “The police have to do something for us, such as stop traffic or do something to make sure there are no cars in the water.
He said the water got into his car – so much so that his shoes were floating.
“There’s literally water in my car,” he said. “If you go in there and open the door, it’s all water.”
Clarence Neufeld was close to Osma and Taylor and said the road was flooded and cars stopped in the water that had gathered.
“Traffic to the north, there were a few samples, but now much of the traffic is headed down the ramp to Taylor Street instead of trying to get under the overpass,” Neufeld said.
Christine Thiele was trying to reach Stonebridge after receiving information that her children’s school, Chief Whitecap School, was closing early due to fears of flooding.
“I made my way to Stonebridge, and when I got there, there were cars lined up at all the intersections because they were all flooded,” she said. “The cars were trying to cross intersections and then stopped because water was entering their cars.
Tille said she had to park two blocks and walk through water above her knees to get to school.
“There are now police in the area directing cars away from intersections, which are particularly bad, but there are still many abandoned cars that have just stopped and will unfortunately be slightly watered,” she said.
This may also apply to cars in the underground garage of a residential building opposite the school. Tille said there appeared to be three or four feet of water in the garage.
📢 Fire and city service teams are answering several calls related to localized floods from torrential rains this afternoon. ❗ Drivers avoid Circle Dr between College & Taylor; Louise & Mceown. @ Stoontransit routes 6, 19 and 83 are bypassed. Please check the Transit service alerts. pic.twitter.com/K9bFNAUj4S
– @cityofsaskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) June 20, 2022
According to a Facebook post by Ian Striemer, more than three inches of rain fell in about two hours.
Over 3 “rain in about 2 hours, as our street was partially flooded for the first time in our 20 years here. The water level in the alleys rose to about 6-7 feet.
Published by Ian Striemer on Monday, June 20, 2022
Samantha Crane said her home was flooded during the flood, with water entering through her windows and fireplace.
The water is pouring into the basement window and my fireplace and Louise Avenue is flooded. Please avoid. There are already three sunken cars. #yxestorm #yxe @CBCSaskatoon @GlobalSaskatoon @ctvsaskatoon @CKOMNews pic.twitter.com/sNFO4tr9af
– Samantha Krahn (@SamanthaKrahn) June 20, 2022
CKOM listener Abdul Ali Sheikh sent us this video showing his son, Sheikh Abdul Qadir, helping people blocked by the flood on Louise Avenue today.
Listen live to the latest flooding in Saskatoon: pic.twitter.com/WLFZ5yiSfo
– 650 CKOM (@CKOMNews) June 21, 2022
Mandy Denwood sent us his video of a flood in the city park neighborhood.
Listen live to our special coverage for all the latest details: pic.twitter.com/WYylhsnN9O
– 650 CKOM (@CKOMNews) June 20, 2022
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