Flooding Alberta!
Jun 20th 2013, 11:38 pm
#1
little snowy owl
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Flooding Alberta!
I hope that all our friends in Bragg Creek, Canmore, Black Diamond and High River etc are ok.
They're saying this could be three times as severe as the flooding of 2005, just before we got here!
http://www.google.ca/m/search?q=albe...I&ved=0CCoQqAI
They're saying this could be three times as severe as the flooding of 2005, just before we got here!
http://www.google.ca/m/search?q=albe...I&ved=0CCoQqAI
Jun 20th 2013, 11:49 pm
#2
Binned by Muderators
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of southern Alberta, forecasting up to 100 millimetres of rain in the next two days.
Pfft.
Mere drizzle.
Pfft.
Mere drizzle.
Jun 21st 2013, 12:22 am
#3
BEd Enthusiast
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
And with it being Alberta, it'll probably be dry rain anyway.
Jun 21st 2013, 2:54 am
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
it's pretty severe guys...
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/several-ca...rder-1.1334012
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/photo-gall...ather-1.908708
thing is, its not even raining at the moment...all i can hear out my window (in the North-East thankfully, away from any water bodies) is helicopters and sirens
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/several-ca...rder-1.1334012
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/photo-gall...ather-1.908708
thing is, its not even raining at the moment...all i can hear out my window (in the North-East thankfully, away from any water bodies) is helicopters and sirens
Jun 21st 2013, 3:17 am
#5
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Not to worry. Water and Oil don't mix.
G'wan, get your Mayor to call in the army.
G'wan, get your Mayor to call in the army.
Jun 21st 2013, 3:37 am
#7
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
I hope they help and that everyone in the affected area does OK. But, can I hope that Albertans will stop mocking Toronto because a decade ago their last idiot Mayor (before the current idiot Mayor) called in troops during a perceived emergency?
Jun 21st 2013, 3:52 am
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Calgary Police are asking on behalf of the High River RCMP if anyone can assist in High River with a Passenger carrying motorised Boat!
https://twitter.com/CalgaryPolice/st...61578722066432
https://twitter.com/CalgaryPolice/st...61578722066432
Jun 21st 2013, 3:54 am
#9
little snowy owl
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Woodmanbg lives in Bragg Creek. That's been evacuated now .... How awful. They think 100,000 people may be affected by this.
Jun 21st 2013, 4:13 am
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
The last thing I would categorize this flooding as, would be a perceived emergency.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...storify-w.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...y-plan-ch.html
Jun 21st 2013, 4:47 am
#12
Meh
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
It is a bit damp out.
Jun 21st 2013, 5:30 am
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Location: Red Deer, Alberta
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
We were here in 2005 and all the trails along the river were washed out in Red Deer, the have called for a local state of emergency here due to water being released from the damn. Its not good, just seen a clip of someone's house floating down the river at Bragg Creek. It's not good, mstay safe people