Sherwood Park hit hard with flooding, hail during Father's Day storm
While Edmonton was hit with heavy rain over the weekend, surrounding areas contended with hail and flooding rain. CTV News Edmonton's Connor Hogg reports.
While Edmonton was hit with heavy rain over the weekend, surrounding areas contended with hail and flooding rain. CTV News Edmonton's Connor Hogg reports.
While much of central Alberta saw stormy weather on Father's Day, some areas were hit particularly harder than others.
Near waist-high water flooded a neighbourhood in Sherwood Park on Sunday. Residents were also pelted with pea-sized hail stones.
Storm damage
A weekend storm caused flooding and hail in Sherwood Park, Alta. (Supplied)
A statement from Strathcona County said a significant amount of rain fell in a short time period and that the storm water system needed time to take in the volume of water.
'This led to localized flooding on roadways due to some catch basins blocked by debris,' said the county.
'It's quite terrifying,' said one Parker Drive resident. 'It's stressful.'
Storm damage
A weekend storm caused flooding and hail in Sherwood Park, Alta. (Tina Lund)
This isn't the first time Parker Drive has seen flooding in recent years.
'We wish the county would look at the infrastructure a little bit and see how they can improve.'
Randy Bilyk, owner of Abalon Construction, said there was little to be done once the water level started to climb but that there are preventative measures residents can take.
Randy Bilyk
Randy Bilyk, owner of Abalon Construction on June 16, 2025. (CTV News Edmonton)
'See where the downspouts are draining. Are the eaves splashing over? Is the water running away from your house?' said Bilyk. 'These are the beginning signs of trouble.'
The county said its utilities, transportation engineering and operations department and emergency services worked in tandem to clear debris in the area.
Sherwood Park flood
A person is seen trying to clear a storm drain in Sherwood Park on June 15, 2025. (Sharon McKinnon)
'Within a few hours, the flooding had resided and the storm system had returned to a normal state. Most of the storm ponds were still at a high level but are continuing to drain as designed,' said the county.
With files from CTV News Edmonton's Connor Hogg.
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