Yesterday, I blogged about the fact it's been a year since devastating floods in Alberta. I also mentioned the fact there was more rain possible, and more worries about flooding. It seems those fears will be realized.
The High River area is just one part of the province where total rainfall accumulations are expected to top 200 mm by tomorrow. That's an unimaginable 8 inches. And as of this posting, the City of Medicine Hat had triggered a state of emergency, and started the Emergency Operations Center.
Officials in Lethbridge were looking at doing the same. South of Calgary, in the little town of Claresholm, which is where my dad grew up after granddad settled there from Norway, people are being forced to evacuate due to overland flooding. They're being housed in the local arena.
Here's hoping the rain stops soon.
TTFN
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