A man was struck by lightning Wednesday as a sudden and violent thunderstorm raged through Edmonton. Epcor spokesman Tim le Riche said it seems like a storm rolls through the area every day this summer "around quitting time." 'We were like bumper boats'At its height, the storm dumped heavy rain in the Edmonton area and caused flash floods. "At the height of the storm today we had seven circuits that were affected," said le Riche. "Whenever we get high wind, lightning, heavy rain, that's going to cause power outages," said le Riche.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2016 21:11 UTC