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Severe thunderstorm wreaks havoc in Edmonton ... again

It feels like we've been here before. For the second time in only three days a storm has wreaked havoc across Edmonton.

For the second time in only 3 days a storm has wreaked havoc across the city

Cars swamped on the Whitemud at 106th street on Saturday July 30. (MJ Aherne)

It feels like we've been here before.

For the second time in only three days a storm has wreaked havoc across Edmonton.

On Saturday evening, severe thunderstorms watches were issued, again, for areas all over central Alberta including Edmonton, St Albert, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc andRed Deer just to name a few.

In Edmontonthe rain caused flash flooding in numerous areas leading to traffic delays.

On WhitemudDrivecars were stranded underneath overpasses while Edmonton Fire and Rescue bobbed towards them in little yellow boats to rescue the passengers.

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Heritage Festival washed out

Elsewhere in the city, the storm forcedHeritage Festival to shut down early.

Volunteers secure tents at Heritage Days under the threat of severe storm. (Rick Bremness/CBC)

People made their way to William Hawrelak Park to learn about more than the 60 countries, were forced onto buses because of the heavy rain and threat of lightning.

The festival's executive director, Jim Gibbon, said they made the call around 5 p.m.

"You always want to make sure you don't have people in the park because of lightning," said Gibbon.

"If it's a severe thunderstorm and there is severe rain, you want to make sure you don't have people down in the park."

With files from Ken Dawson