Forecast failure: How flood warnings came too late for southern Albertans
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Shortly after that warning (high streamflow) was issued Wednesday afternoon, renowned hydrologist John Pomeroy questioned the forecast section’s judgment in an email to a colleague.
The first in a chain of messages that was later forwarded to the province and then released in response to the Herald’s FOIP request, it showed at least one expert spotted the impending disaster much sooner than the province’s forecast team.
“(They) just issued a high streamflow advisory, but not a flood watch,” Pomeroy wrote.
"I see a screwup coming."
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“Alberta had a reputation for first-class forecasting,” said Pomeroy, “but we had a response this time that was reminiscent of what you would expect in a developing country.”
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