After a tense week, we are now holding our breath as another storm approaches Kananaskis Country. From Monday through Wednesday, between 100 and 150 millimetres of rain was expected, and 75 millimetres of rain came to the city. Cooler temperatures are a big reason why Calgary avoided higher river levels, according to Global Calgary’s chief meteorologist Tiffany Lizée. She explained that the cooler air kept moisture in the form of […]

The City of Calgary held a press conference this afternoon at 4:00 pm to announce that a state of emergency for the City has been declared on account of the flood risk. Police Chief Henry indicated that no widespread overbank flooding is expected, but some communities will be affected.  Bowness and Sunnyside communities were identified as areas where some flooding and basement seepage is expected. A berm will be constructed […]

The City of Calgary and Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) will host a live-streamed media briefing at 4 pm today to share details about the current weather event and any potential flood risk. Tune in here: https://www.calgary.ca/cfod/csc/livevideo.html?redirect=/live At this time, we do not have any additional details to share. We encourage you to watch the live-stream and to follow these social media accounts for urgent updates: https://twitter.com/cityofcalgaryhttps://www.facebook.com/cityofcalgary We will do our […]

Weather forecasting agencies are keeping an eye on a potential rainfall event that could trigger advisories to be issued by Sunday night if it escalates. We send this information not to be alarmist, but to encourage awareness.  We ask all of our members to follow the resource links (at the bottom of this email) to stay up to date with information. CRCAG will push out information as we are able to but […]