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A powerful thunderstorm swept through Edmonton on Friday evening, leaving downed trees, road closures and power outages.
EPCOR said about 14,000 Edmonton residents were affected by power outages in the northern half of the city.
Inglewood, Garneau, Glenora, Balwyn, Abbottsfield and Alberta Avenue are just some of the areas affected by the power outage. Weather is cited as a reason for several power outages by the power company.
EPCOR’s outage website says power will be restored to those areas later Friday night and early Saturday morning.
Power outages occurred in several areas, affecting nearly 14,000 residents, according to EPCOR. (EPCOR)
A spokesman for the Edmonton Police Service said the storm caused several road closures along the Yellowhead Trail due to flooding.
A section of the road between 111th and 118th avenues is closed due to a downed tree.
Police are also asking Edmonton residents not to call the non-emergency complaint line unless the matter is urgent as police respond to calls related to the recent storm.
Downed tree at 146th Street and 103rd Avenue. (Liam Harrap/CBC)
The storm came after Environment Canada issued several tornado and thunderstorm warnings around Edmonton earlier in the day.
A brief tornado warning was issued at 5:34 p.m. for parts of Parkland and Yellowhead counties. The alert was lifted in Parkland County at 5:49 p.m. and in Yellowhead County at 6:27 p.m.
The tornado warning was one of several issued by Environment Canada over the past three days. One of those tornadoes touched down in Dillberry Lake Provincial Park on Wednesday evening, leaving three people hospitalized.
An Environment Canada meteorologist told CBC News Alberta can expect an increase in tornado-related activity over the next six weeks.