Weather systems that brought high winds and heavy rains in the past 24 hours are going to come back and slap us again, says Environment Canada.
Meteorologist Lisa Coldwells said from the Vancouver weather office today that the line of thunderstorms that marched through on Monday has curved up toward Wainwright and wrapped around a low-pressure system that’s going to fling them back to the central region.
Rocky Mountain House and Drayton Valley will probably get the most rain, with an estimated 80 millimetres more predicted by Wednesday morning. Red Deer can expect about 60 mm more rain in the same period and there is a high wind warning as well, said Coldwells.
The Red Deer Advocate has received reports of trees downed, hail damage and power outages during the past 24 hours.
Ligong Gan, manager of the Electric Light & Power department, reported two power interruptions in the city — one in Grandview and Michener Hill and the other affecting Parkvale and Woodlea.
About 100 households in Parkvale and Woodlea were without power from 10 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. today after trees struck several power lines, Gan said.
A crew worked through the night to restore the power, he added.
Up to 10 residences were affected by a power outage in the Michener area between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday.
Fallen branches had downed two power lines and a transformer, said Gan.
There have also been reports of hail damage to vehicles in Sylvan Lake. Coldwells said she had not seen any hail reports for the area.
The region from Rocky through Red Deer and east to Stettler was not hit as hard as areas further south, including Calgary, where hail pummelled vehicles, stripped siding off of homes and shattered windows.
Look for some relief on Wednesday, which Coldwells described as a transition day. The skies will clear with daytime highs in the low 20s over the next few days. Thursday should be clear with a high of about 22C while Friday and Saturday will be mostly sunny with light showers.
More rain is expected on Sunday.
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