Central and northern Alberta record ‘tremendous’ amounts of rain | 24CA News
Edmonton noticed almost half of the common quantity of rain it often sees for all of June in simply someday.
As of 6 p.m. Sunday, town had recorded as much as 38 millimetres of rainfall. For Edmonton, the June common is 77 mm.
“We’ve seen a tremendous amount of rain so far in the city and over the course of just Sunday,” mentioned Global Edmonton climate specialist Phil Darlington.
Darlington identified that the University of Alberta climate station has recorded about 129 mm of rainfall to date this June.
Some personal rain gauges recorded over 40 mm of rain by Sunday evening. Over the course of 24 hours, some components of Edmonton recorded almost 80 mm of rain.
Much of central and northern Alberta additionally noticed a number of rainfall. Carrot Creek obtained 51 mm and Whitecourt noticed 43 mm.
Environment Canada nonetheless had rainfall warnings in impact Monday for a lot of central and western Alberta, together with locations like Yellowhead County.
The climate company mentioned these areas may see between 40 and 80 mm of rain.
“A long period of heavy rain continues,” Environment Canada mentioned. “Widespread rain amounts of 50 to 80 mm have already fallen, with some areas receiving over 100 mm so far. Additional amounts of 40 to 80 mm are expected before rain tapers off Tuesday night. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.”
When contemplating what they’ve already seen within the final couple days, that would add as much as greater than 120 mm whole, Darlington mentioned.
Town of Edson responds to flooding issues on Monday, June 19, 2023.
Courtesy: Facebook/Town of Edson
The city of Edson, the place residents have been simply allowed to return dwelling after being pressured out by wildfire, mentioned crews have been out with pumps, directing water to keep away from flooding points. Residents experiencing flooding of their properties are being informed to name 780-723-6300.
“Crews are extremely busy right now and may not be able to respond right away,” city officers mentioned in a submit on Facebook.
“Once our main office lines are open again, please contact Infrastructure and Planning to make sure you’re on the tracking list of flooded properties.
“Please stay away from creeks, streams, and other bodies of water right now. We are monitoring Hillendale Pond, Centennial, and other areas and trying to mitigate issues as best we can.”
According to Alberta climate station knowledge, the Edmonton Blatchford station accrued about 52 mm of rain between June 16 and 19. Over the identical time interval, the Carrot Creek every day station recorded almost 85 mm.
High streamflow advisories have been additionally in place for a lot of central and western Alberta Monday, together with for tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River (from Rocky Mountain House to town of Edmonton, mainstem inside the metropolis of Edmonton), the Swan Hills watershed, the Peace River Basin (all streams within the Smoky River Basin) and the Athabasca River Basin (Pembina River Basin).
There was additionally a flood look ahead to the Athabasca River Basin (components of McLeod River close to Whitecourt and Paddle River close to Barrhead).
Edmonton is now not beneath any rainfall alerts, however there’s nonetheless a threat of rain over the subsequent a number of days.
Snow in Jasper at Marmont Basin on Monday, June 19, 2023.
Courtesy: Brian Rode
Meanwhile, different components of Alberta noticed snow — in June!
“Conditions in Jasper are very snowy right now,” Brian Rode, vice chairman of Marmont Basin, on Monday at 11:30 a.m.
“It’s been snowing probably for about seven or eight hours now.
“We’ve got a foot on the ground up in Marmont Basin and some trees down in Jasper, so lots of snow but it looks like the weather is going to be sunny here in a few days,” Rode mentioned.
More to return…
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