From flooded basements to flooded streets, the heavy rainfall is causing some major headaches for Edmontonians.
On Monday morning, the city reported a partial road closure at 98 Ave. and 91 St.
Crews were forced to close off the eastbound and westbound curb lanes due to flooding.
Traffic was also disrupted along Yellowhead Trail near 170th St. exit early Monday after crews were working to clear a large puddle in the right-hand lane.
Residents of a condo development east of downtown woke up to find their basements filled with water.
One resident is questioning why the city didn't show up to start draining the water until later in the afternoon.
"If they got here and did that right away like they should have, I'm pretty sure a lot these houses wouldn't have been damaged," said Cody Vermeulen.
In all, about 90 millimetres of rain has fallen in Edmonton over the last three days. And the city is now scrambling to keep up with all the clogged storm drains.
"Ninety millimetres is kind of normally what we get over a whole month," said Leo Girard with the city's drainage services department. "We are dispatching crews to address these concerns in a timely and organized manner."
So far this month, Edmonton has only seen three days without any rain.
"I feel like I'm in Vancouver and my rain jacket is no longer waterproof," said Edmontonian Laurie Leeder.
The heavy rain also caused a delay in the Edmonton women's open at the Petroleum Golf Club.
But on the bright side, the city's forestry department says the rain is very good for trees especially elms that have been hit hard by drought in recent years.
"The moisture we've been receiving has been very very positive for them. They're very full, they've been well leafed out. The leaves are a good size," said Jenny Wheeler with the City of Edmonton's urban forestry department.
All outdoor sports fields are closed across the city. In order for them to re-open the city needs at least a couple of days of dry weather.
With files from Bill Fortier
