Residents of Calgary and area are expected to see a lot of rain over the next few days, prompting Environment Canada to issue a special weather statement.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement early Sunday morning, saying that “significant rainfall” is expected to come over the next few days.
“A long duration rainfall event will impact the eastern slopes of the Rockies on Monday and Tuesday,” the bulletin reads.
“A broad area from Nordegg to Waterton is expected to see at least 50 millimetres by Wednesday morning, with 100 millimetres or more possible in some regions of the foothills.”
The agency says the heaviest rainfall is expected to be in the Kananaskis region.
FLOOD REMINDERS
In 2013, the City of Calgary, along with High River, Canmore and many other communities were severely affected by rising floodwaters that were attributed to heavy rainfall and melting snow in the mountains.
Last month, engineering crews that monitor river flooding said that the snowpack was above average this year. Officials said the risk of floods was dependent on how much rainfall is in the region this season.
Meanwhile, the City of Calgary, which has completed significant infrastructure investments meant to mitigate flooding since the 2013 disaster, says it is “in a better position to be protected from flooding.”
The flood caused more than $6 billion in damage, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in Canadian history.
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