US EditionFlood Watch Issued for B.C.'s East Kootenay Region Ahead of Weekend Storm
CALGARY, ALBERTA, JUN 20 – Calgary has lowered Glenmore Reservoir water levels and issued flood watches as up to 100 mm of rain is expected, with 71% of 2013 flood damage potential now mitigated.
- A major storm arrived Friday in southern Alberta near the twelfth anniversary of the 2013 Calgary flood that caused $6 billion in damage.
- The storm's arrival followed a long, cold, and dry period with drought causing unprecedentedly low river levels but still posing flood risks.
- Authorities prepared by lowering water levels and opening gates on Glenmore Reservoir while expecting 50 to 100 mm of rain and some street flooding in Calgary.
- Christy Climenhaga indicated that southwestern Alberta could receive as much as 200 mm of rainfall, although the amounts are anticipated to be lower than those recorded during the 2013 flooding.
- Flood mitigation projects and new reservoirs have increased storage capacity, reducing Calgary's damage potential by 71%, yet localized flooding and river impacts remain possible.
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MSNMassive rainstorm to hit Calgary, southern Alberta on anniversary of 2013 flood
An intense storm system that could dump up to 200 millimetres of rain on some parts of southern Alberta will arrive on the twelfth anniversary of the catastrophic 2013 floods.
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