Rural communities received some rain from the storm that submerged Estevan on July 10, but the precipitation wasn’t as significant as what was recorded in the Energy City.
Dena Bachorcik, who is the assistant administrator for the Town of Bienfait, told the Mercury that they received about one-and-a-half inches (38 millimetres) of rain that day.
“We had some full ditches and such, but most of that had gone down and dissipated by today,” she said. “We didn’t have any roads flooded or any damage that I’m aware of, or that has been reported to the town.”
They have not received any reports of basements being flooded.
Electricity flickered for a while during the storm, but they did not lose power.
It was the second significant storm to hit Bienfait in four days. Bachorcik believes they received a similar amount of rain on July 7.
“The ditches were full, and some of the streets were full until the water could catch up to the drain properly,” said Bachorcik.
They also had a lot of trees knocked down due to a storm earlier this year, but the town, the fire department and local residents helped clear the debris.
“I guess we do see some results from each storm in its own way, but we haven’t received anything severe to this point,” said Bachorcik.
The town of Lampman and the hamlet of Benson each received about an inch of rain (25 millimetres) on July 10. For Lampman, the lower precipitation level was a welcome development, as the town received several inches of rain during a storm in late June.
