Extreme rainfall, thunderstorms hit southern Saskatchewan

Regina and other parts of southern Saskatchewan dealt with extreme weather Tuesday evening.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Regina, Fort Qu’Appelle and Swift Current. Swift Current and surrounding areas also were under a tornado warning.

All warnings ended around 8:30 p.m.

A torrential downpour led to streets and sidewalks flooding inside Regina. Five vehicles were stuck underneath the Albert Street overpass because of flooding. Emergency crews had to shut down the section of road.

It wasn’t just rain causing problems either.

Alicia Schulz lives on Howell Drive in east Regina. She said a lightning bolt struck a tree outside of her home.

“I was sitting on the couch and my mom was standing right beside me and my mom saw the lightning and right after my mom heard this big bang ,” Schulz said.

“We saw some bark on the ground and then it continued to rain and rain. It slowed down with the raining so my dad went out and looked and saw where the lightning hit the tree.”

She said it was a pretty scary experience.

“I never thought in a million years that lightning would strike our tree,” she said.

Power was also out in parts of the northwest end of the city as well as areas in the east like The Greens according to SaskPower.

This is the scene right now at the Albert Street underpass. 5 vehicles in total. #yqr #skstorm pic.twitter.com/Mmr9PbX3Zq

— Britton Gray (@BrittonGray) July 17, 2019

The rain is coming down hard in Regina right now. Causing massive puddles on streets and flooding some areas of sidewalk. This is at Elphinstone and Montague. #yqr #skstorm pic.twitter.com/i0qHQkTG3v

— Britton Gray (@BrittonGray) July 17, 2019

Alicia Schulz says a lightning bolt hit a tree outside her home on July 16, 2019. (Alicia Schulz/Submitted)

Out front of my apartment. Now people realize why I say never get a basement suite in this city. Every year we het at least one flash flood storm. #skstorm #yqr #flood #lakefrontview pic.twitter.com/6haAdnl6VG

— Cadbury D. Bunny (@cadburybunny) July 17, 2019

4100 block Regina Ave… pic.twitter.com/fKjuWmEtL9

— Jen (@untalkativjenny) July 17, 2019

A nicer person would go clear the storm drain. #yqr #skstorm pic.twitter.com/Fev9mZBzTl

— Rachel Molnar (@rmol) July 17, 2019

S.E. Regina #yqr #skstorm pic.twitter.com/3QJJ82TwEq

— Logan Wild (@logan_wild) July 17, 2019

🎶🎵 Water to the south of me,
🎵🎶 Water to the north,
🎶🎵 Here we go… #YQR #skstorm pic.twitter.com/tEx361N61i

— Darren Sproat 🇨🇦 (@DarrenSproat) July 17, 2019