OLDS — The Olds Fire Department was called out to several areas in Olds on July 10, due to flash flooding created by a supper-hour rain storm.
Areas flooded included a section of 50th Avenue near Highway 27, Beech, and 65th Avenue at Highway 27.
“The fire department was dispatched as a preventative measure in case people needed assistance. But no incidents or injuries were reported, nor have we received any property damage reports," Brent Williams, the Town of Olds chief administrative officer wrote in an email to the Albertan in response to questions.
He was asked what caused the flooding – whether it was due to plugged storm sewers, for example.
“There were no infrastructure failures that lead to the flooding,” Williams wrote. “It resulted from a significant amount of rainfall in a short period, where our storm system did not keep up in some areas.”
According to the Weather Network, a total of 22.4 millimetres of rain fell in Olds over 24 hours.