Downpour floods North Battleford streets
A thunderstorm overwhelming North Battleford storm sewers for a short time, was just the beginning of a deluge Environment Canada warned people to expect.
Several intersections were flooded, at least briefly, on Sunday, July 10 after the storm had moved through shortly before 4 p.m. Drivers were forced to slow down to avoid creating the kind of waves that can flood basements. One hard-hit area in particular was the intersection of 13th Ave. and 110th St. adjacent to St. Mary School.
Dave Acker was one of the people trying to get the catch basins flowing at the corner of 15th Ave. and 106th St. by using gardening tools to clear up any blockages.
“Lots of times debris gets in there and plugs things up. But that’s about all we can do,” he said. Efforts were apparently successful, as the intersection was clear of water within the hour. Acker said it happens often, but he’s not sure there’s anything the city can do about it.