Flooding in Wheatley Area

The powerful rain storm that hit Wheatley on Tuesday, May 28 brought hail and flash-floods to the village and surrounding area. The storm rolled in around dinnertime and within minutes, reports of flooding basements and yards in Wheatley were abundant. Some residents reported as much as five or six inches of rain in their gauges as the water fell fast and furious, while others reported three separate incidents of hail within the same timeframe. Cleanup continued for days as families tried to get their basements pumped and dried out, and Talbot Trail Golf Course remained closed for a few days after creeks overflowed and undermined some of the bridges on the course. While a small land-spout tornado was confirmed near Blytheswood during the storm, Leamington was spared the deluge — parts of Leamington got little to no rain at all.