Storm brings rain, wind to Southeast

Flooded basements and roads were the result of the storm system that moved across Steinbach on Monday evening and Tuesday morning this week.

Steinbach City Manager Troy Warkentin told council during their Tuesday meeting that they dealt with “significant overland storm water flows in all neighbourhoods.”

“Open drainage channels, creeks and ditches throughout the city were either at capacity or over capacity with some spilling over their banks,” he said.

As the storm intensified the city’s storm water flood pump at their Park Road lift station also kicked in, moving 485 litres of water per second.

But that was not enough to save motorists from stalling out in submerged streets or for many homeowners dealing with sewer backups or overland flooding.

“All the city’s lift stations were functional and pumping at full capacity during the storm and overland storm water flows impacted many city roads,” he said.

Some of the hardest hit included Park Road East, McKenzie Avenue and Grandview Drive, all locations home to creeks that run through the city.

The city’s gravel roads were also affected with Warkentin reporting 16 washouts.

The storm will also affect ice users.

The T.G. Smith Centre had water enter the building on Tuesday morning, making its way to the ice surface.

“Unfortunately, as a result the ice surface has been lost,” he said. “The ice making process must start over.”

The new ice is expected to be playable within two weeks.