Manitoba issued a flood warning for the province’s Red River Valley, from the southern community of Emerson near the US border to the entrance of the Red River Floodway just south of Winnipeg.
The province’s hydrological forecast center announced the warning in a press release on Sunday afternoon.
A land-based flood warning is still in effect for parts of southern Manitoba, such as announced on saturday.
A high water advisory has also been issued for the Whiteshell Lakes area, the province said, as levels in most of the lakes continue to rise due to this weekend’s rain and snow melt.
Basins in southern Manitoba, and the US portions of the Red, Souris, Pembina and Roseau river basins, have received an average of 60 millimeters of precipitation since Friday. Another 10 millimeters is expected on Sunday, which could fall as snow in some areas, the province said.
People in Manitoba should stay away from waterways, including creeks, creeks, rivers, and floodways, as high flows, debris, and low temperatures present a significant safety risk, according to the release.
Water levels in most tributaries of the Red River basin and along the main river are rising rapidly in response to recent rains. They are expected to continue rising in the coming days, the province said.
Southwest of Winnipeg, some are already experiencing major groundwater flooding. The rural township of Stanley said in an update that people who need sandbags can pick them up at the public works shop on Route 25W, which for now will be open 24 hours.
Morris RM judge says flooding wasn’t much of a concern until this weekend’s storm. The rain keeps falling.
Fifteen roads in the township are closed due to high water, says Ralph Groening.
“We are fighting. We’re doing everything we can to protect our citizens, to keep our communities safe, to make sure the water and sewer system, our infrastructure, is safe, but it’s been a serious challenge for us. ” he said.
Just northeast of Winnipeg, residents of East St. Paul are also dealing with flooding.
Herp Lamba moved to the area seven years ago and says flooding hasn’t been a problem until recently.
“Even when we knew it was going to rain and snow, we didn’t anticipate that we would have to get sandbags and put sandbags in our backyards and that our backyard would be so high up under the water,” he said.
rain warnings
Rain warnings are in effect in the southeastern part of the province. Full details are available on the Environment Canada website.
A winter storm warning was also in effect for parts of the province as heavy snow continues with some snow in those regions. The warning was lifted in the early afternoon.
A snowfall warning has been lifted for southwestern Manitoba after the weather agency forecast 4 to 8 inches of snow.
Rain warnings are still in effect for various parts of the province, although the amount of rain expected varies by region.
In southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg, a total of between 30 and 60 millimeters of rain is expected to fall this weekend.
Rain with isolated thunderstorms will continue into Sunday morning, but a stronger wind from the north will lower temperatures and turn the rain to snow this morning, Environment Canada said. That snow will then taper off this afternoon or evening as the Colorado low leaves the area.
Wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h will also weaken Sunday night. And only up to two inches of snow is expected to accumulate, as much of it will melt when it hits the ground.
The areas under that rain warning are:
- Bissett-Victoria Beach-Nopiming Provincial Park-Pine Falls.
- City of Winnipeg.
- Dugald-Beausejour-Great Beach.
- Morden-Winkler-Altona-Morris.
- Portage la Prairie-Headingley-Brunkild-Carman.
- Selkirk-Gimli-Stonewall-Woodlands.
There is also another rain warning for the following regions:
- Steinbach-St. Adolphe-Emerson-Vita-Richer.
- Sprague-Northwest Angle Provincial Forest.
- Whiteshell-Lac du Bonnet-Pinawa.
The Colorado low is expected to bring 1 to 2 inches (25 to 50 millimeters) to southeastern Manitoba this weekend.
The same strengthening northerly wind will also turn rain to snow in those parts of the province, which is also expected to taper off Sunday night and accumulate no more than two inches.
Reference-www.cbc.ca