The winds and rain come a day after the city of Calgary declared a local emergency and announced a number of precautionary measures to prepare for the possibility of flooding, including the fall of the Glenmore reservoir and the creation of a stone on Memorial Drive. .
The Environment and Climate Change Agency of Canada issued a wind warning and rain warning for Calgary on Tuesday, advising strong gusts of up to 90 km / h were expected.
The National Weather Service said the wind would drop at night, but could cause damage to buildings, throw loose objects or break tree branches.
The warning turned out to be valid and the emergency crews remained busy responding to reports of trees falling from the winds.
“The wind has resulted in some fallen trees and some power outages across the city,” Calgary Emergency Management Agency chief Sue Henry said on Tuesday. 
“If the tree is owned by the city or is blocking a road, you can report it through 311. Take a picture of the fallen tree and report it through 311.”
In the community of Hilhurst, a group of Good Samaritans took action after a tree fell on an occupied vehicle.
“We saw a car coming in and parking, and a few minutes later an entire tree came and fell on top of her car,” said Marcela Ezeta, owner of Tu Taco on Kensington Road NW.
“It was really shocking. We ran outside to see if it was okay.”
A fallen tree is seen in front of Tu Taco on Kensington NW on June 14, 2022 after strong winds. 
Ezeta said they managed to remove some of the branches from the tree, which had split in two, and get the woman out of the vehicle safely.
“She got out of the car shocked and we called the fire department. We were so happy to see that nothing serious happened.”
A fallen tree is seen in front of Tu Taco on Kensington NW on June 14, 2022 after strong winds.
In University District of Northwest Calgary, police closed several roads surrounding a 15-story hotel under construction on University Avenue NW after falling from the building.
Emergency crews respond to the ALT hotel under construction on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, after it began to fall from construction.  At the Beltline, the Calgary Public Library wrote on Twitter that due to fallen tree branches, the accessible back entrance to the Memorial Park Library was not available until recently.
Due to fallen tree branches, the accessible back entrance to the Memorial Park Library is not available until recently.

– Calgary Public Library (@calgarylibrary) June 14, 2022
The Calgary Fire Department’s public information officer, Carol Henke, says that as of 10:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. . At 4pm on Tuesday the wind warning had expired.

POWER OUTAGES

ENMAX employees were called on holiday on Tuesday in dozens of northern Calgary communities, affecting thousands of customers.
In an email to CTV News, ENMAX spokeswoman Chinta Puxley said the company had brought in additional crews to work to restore energy to customers.
“The ENMAX system is resilient and we continue to monitor and respond to the weather as we do around the clock,” he said.
The number of affected customers is constantly changing, but as of 3:30 p.m., there were about 4,850 customers without electricity.
To view the latest ENMAX vacation list or to report a shutdown, you can visit the ENMAX website. 
You can also find updates on the company’s Twitter account. 
The holidays also affected traffic lights in some parts of the city. 
SPECIES: Due to bad weather conditions, the Municipality presents power outages in several areas.  The traffic lights may flash / empty.  Please drive carefully.  #yyctraffic #yycroads

– YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) June 14, 2022

RAIN WARNING IN CALGARY

A rain warning issued for Calgary by the Environment and Climate Change Canada warned that a prolonged period of heavy rainfall would continue on Tuesday with total rainfall between 75 and 125 mm until Wednesday morning.
The warning said rainfall would be reduced during the day on Wednesday and could cause water to collect in the streets or flood.
Reminder: we have special devices in rainwater drainage that allow the water to drain slowly and not overload the rainwater system.

If you see water pooling around storm drains, wait 90 minutes and if it still does not drain, take a photo and submit it via application 311 or online ⬇️ – City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) June 14, 2022
Bowness Park, St. Patrick’s Island and Prince’s Island Park remained closed from 4pm on Tuesday as a precautionary measure in an effort to protect Calgary residents from flooding. Henry says there are no evacuation orders in Calgary and he does not believe they will need to be issued in the coming days.