Read + Write + Report
Home | Start a blog | About Orble | FAQ | Sites | Writers | Advertise | My Orble | Login

Calgary Thunderstorm Leaves Motorists Underwater!

June 6th 2007 03:21
Well, it was one heck of a flash Summer storm. The streets were transformed to lakes in no time! Here a few soggy shots I took in between lightning blasts.

Please click on an image to enlarge it and see it better....

June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
Here are a blue car & white van half-submerged in the river that used to be the street!




June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
Do you see the person in the water by the blue car? Help is on the way!



June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
'Come on in, the water's fine'





June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
Here's where I would normally turn onto my street. Good luck!



June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
Another angle of that submerged blue car.



June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
'Up Sh*t Creek without a paddle'



June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
'Man, I knew I shouldn't have gone to the Car Wash this morning!'



June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
Mom went out after I went inside & said people in a canoe(!) came by to help.



June 5/07 Calgary, Canada Thunderstorm
Where does the car in the foreground with its brake lights on think they're going??
58
Vote
Add To: del.icio.us Digg Furl Spurl.net StumbleUpon Yahoo


   
Subscribe to this blog 


Just this blog This blog and DailyOrble (recommended)

   

   


Comments
3 Comments. [ Add A Comment ]

Comment by D. Armenta

June 8th 2007 22:34
Holy cow! I've got to show these pics to my friend.

So, you all dried out now buddy?

Comment by pegasus

June 9th 2007 17:03
lol, yup, it dried up by the next morning....but the clean-up continues. A couple people got hit by lightning & at least one major roadway will be closed for awhile since it could become one giant sink hole. Crazy!

Thanks D!

Talk to you soon,

Peg




Comment by Jill Browne

March 11th 2008 02:53
Hard to remember that we (in Calgary) had nothing but a month of rain - and what's to show for it now? Calgary is back to being a little brown and crisp already, and it's only March.

"You call that rain?

THIS is rain."

(Links to the Tully Gumboot sign. Tully, in north Queensland, gets 4490 mm of rain on average every year. In March 1967 Tully got 52 inches of rain in 48 hours. And there are those who say this is NOT the wettest place in Australia!)




Add A Comment

To create a fully formatted comment please click here.


CLICK HERE TO LOGIN | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Name or Orble Tag
Home Page (optional)
Comments
Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough Separator Left Center Right Separator Quote Insert Link Insert Email
Notify me of replies
Notify extra people about this comment
Is this a private comment?
List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this comment


One per line max of 30

List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this private comment thread. Only the people in this list will be able to see or reply to your comment.


One per line max of 30

Your Name
(for the email going out to the above list, it can be different to your Orble Tag)
Your Email Address
(optional)
(required for reply notification)
Submit
More Posts
3 Posts
6 Posts
14 Posts
101 Posts dating from November 2006
Email Subscription
Receive e-mail notifications of new posts on this blog:
0
Moderated by cam_nuckols
Copyright © 2006 2007 2008 On Topic Media PTY LTD. All Rights Reserved. Design by Vimu.com.
On Topic Media ZPages: Sydney |  Melbourne |  Brisbane |  London |  Birmingham |  Leeds     [ Advertise ] [ Contact Us ] [ Privacy Policy ]