Alberta flooding

• Snowpack is above average for Bow River Basin as Alberta flood season begins

  April measurements from Alberta Environment and Parks show the snowpack ranging from 106 per cent above average to near record highs of 187 per cent.

  Environment

  May 12
• Alberta flood season approaching

  A first look at flooding potential as the natural hazard becomes top of mind for many Albertans this time of year.

  Environment

  May 11
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• $9.8M of federal infrastructure funding announced for M.D. of Taber

  Flood mitigation efforts in the Municipal District of Taber will be receiving another financial boost.

  Environment

  Nov 23, 2020
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• Insured damage costs rise to $522M for spring flood in Fort McMurray

  An April flood that led to the evacuation of several northern Alberta communities caused more than half a billion dollars in insured damage.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2020
• Alberta hamlet of Watino under mandatory evacuation order due to flooding concerns

  The alert issued at 5:35 p.m. said the Smoky River had high water levels.

  Environment

  Jul 3, 2020
• Some residents of Birch Hills County told to prepare for possible evacuation due to flooding

  Some residents of Birch Hills County in northern Alberta have been told to prepare for possible evacuation as water levels in the Smoky River continue to rise.

  Weather

  Jul 2, 2020
• Rainfall warnings, flood watches in effect in parts of central, northern Alberta

  A low-pressure system bringing widespread precipitation to parts of Alberta has triggered a number of flood watches and rainfall warnings in central and northern parts of the province.

  Weather

  Jul 1, 2020
• Wet conditions causing big problems in Lamont County as agriculture disaster declared

  Lamont County has declared an agricultural disaster because of wet conditions flooding fields.

  Weather

  Jun 23, 2020
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• Last remaining boil water advisories in Fort McMurray lifted after northern Alberta flooding

  There are no further boil water advisories in place in Fort McMurray after flooding in April.

  Jun 19, 2020
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• Lac La Biche residents allowed back home after flooding evacuation

  Residents in Lac La Biche are now being allowed to return home following a period of heavy rainfall that led to flooding and mandatory evacuations on Sunday evening.

  Weather

  Jun 9, 2020