Regina Rams season ends with Mitchell Bowl loss to Laval
17h ago
Laval Rouge et Or earned the 17-14 win at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday.
Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through the day on Friday in Saskatoon and much of central Saskatchewan.
Rainfall warnings from Environment Canada, which began on Thursday, remained in effect on Friday morning, but the alerts were cancelled before noon. The weather service said conditions will get better as strong easterly winds move the storm out of the area Friday evening.
“Although the heaviest rain has passed, rain will continue this morning and afternoon,” Environment Canada said in a statement.
“Conditions will improve as the system pulls out of the area tonight.”
READ MORE:
- Farmers weather stormy week, cool temps slow crop development
- Davidson area farmer expects crops to recover after severe storm
Most parts of Saskatoon have received between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain so far, as was predicted on Thursday, but other areas got a lot more precipitation.
#SKStorm There’s a lot of water on Melville at Portage in Stonebridge at the Petro-Pass, up to my knees in some spots @CKOMNews @CJMENews pic.twitter.com/Ul7jDPbMaE
— Alex Brown (@AlexBrownYXE) June 28, 2024
According to Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang, the community of Smiley – in western Saskatchewan not far from the Alberta border – received 178mm, or about seven inches, of rain since the rainfall warning was issued Thursday.
City of Melville
She added the City of Melville got 127mm of rain.
People in Melville said most of the flooding was on the west side of the city and the basement at the community centre was beginning to flood.
Jessie Lucca, administrative assistant for public works and planning in Melville, said it doesn’t seem like any damage has been done to houses.
“I haven’t received any calls for house damage and I haven’t seen any house damage,” said Lucca.
City officials in Melville are releasing water from the lagoon into the creek.
Rain, rain won’t go away for Sask.
The rainfall warnings for central Saskatchewan ended Friday morning, but Lang mentioned that Saskatoon and the surrounding area can still expect to see rain throughout the rest of the day.
“There’s still some bands of rain that are warping around this weather system,” Lang explained. “I don’t think we’re out of the rain yet. I think we’re out of the heaviest rain, but I think there’s still going to be some rain lingering around probably throughout the afternoon.”
Lang said she expects the system to be moved out of the province by the evening.
Some minor damage from the storm was visible on Friday morning, including a downed power line on Taylor Street East.
There’s nothing like watering a baseball diamond during a rainfall warning! 😂#YXE @CKOMNews pic.twitter.com/Nybfs1kTsN
— Shane (@ShaneC06) June 28, 2024
The City of Saskatoon noted that some intersections could potentially flood during the storm, including 19th Street and Idylwyld Drive, 33rd Street near Avenue K and the 33rd Street and Circle Drive overpass.
In Lakeview, resident Stephanie McGill said her neighbourhood received around 70mm of rain, recorded through a rain gauge in her yard.
Ryan Harder spotted flooding on 48th Street in the North Industrial area of the city.
Some flooding was seen in the North Industrial neighbourhood of Saskatoon on Friday morning. (Ryan Harder/Submitted)
“If you’re heading out and you know we’ve had a significant amount of rain, then try to avoid those intersections,” said Pamela Goulden-McLeod, director of emergency operations with the City of Saskatoon.
“If you come up and see water there, just don’t drive through them. Take a different route.”
In Melville, Sask., significant flooding was seen on Friday morning, with some vehicles driving through a lake of water to get to and from the Tim Hortons drive-thru.
Flooding was seen in Melville on Friday morning. (Photo courtesy of Grasslands News Group)
Asked what Canada Day will look like, meteorologist Rose Carlsen suggested it might be a wet one for Saskatchewan.
“In behind this system we’re going to have a high-pressure regime for Saturday and Sunday, but it looks like on Monday we’re returning back to some unsettled conditions with another system moving in from Alberta,” she said.
Damage appeared to be largely minor, but the storm brought down a power line on Taylor Street, near Victoria Avenue. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
On Monday, Saskatoon is expecting periods of rain and a high of 19 C, while Regina has a 60 per cent chance of showers and a high of 24 C.
The latest on the weather alerts can be found on Environment Canada’s website.