Alberta Flood Watch 2013

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by macker

As in 3 hours before the flight? Leave at 6am for a 9am flight? This talk about Deerfoot has me thinking. Any other options for getting up there without Deerfoot and not swooping out as far as Chestermere? Sounds like traffic towards downtown will be light but will the main roads be open

There is a really good chance that Deerfoot could flood around 5 am....and it will be a complete shutdown at that point in both directions i would think.

[IliketoPuck]

Any word on Scotia tower? Seems quite a bit removed from the river?

[ricosuave]

Originally Posted by SebC

Nah, EV is largely in the 100-year flood area, DT isn't.

Do what you like, man, but my point still stands.

[dammage79]

Sorry if Double posted but High River.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by saillias

Really? I travel on Deerfoot from Bow Bottom to 32nd Ave for my alt work location... Is that going to be a no go as well

maybe, they could close Deerfoot anytime.

[KelVarnsen]

For those who are flying. I am sure you can change your flights without a change fee. I know Westjet is allowing it. If you don't need to fly out tomorrow, it might worth looking into.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by tanguay'sstillgood

Sorry if I missed this in the last couple pages (monitoring a lot of sites right now), but CSTShaw tweeted that "all major roads" will be closed tomorrow. Anybody have further info on this?

No further info, but that was the temporary Calgary Police twitter account from a couple hours ago when the main account was suspended.

I assume it a reliable authority at this point, although there is a wide range of interpretations of "all major roads."

[rd_aaron]

Originally Posted by SebC

http://www.calgarycitynews.com/ is the source I had, but what I meant was "I found an up to date map for my area", it is not fully updated for all areas yet.

It wasn't updated for Bridgeland Industrial Area before but now it is, so thanks. As I suspected, it's the lower areas and doesn't affect us as we're up the hill.

[Gundo]

Originally Posted by fotze

I am getting the feeling that maybe, hopefully, this is a bit of justified cautious overkill. Just because it seems to have levelled off a bit. Haven't heard anything about anyones basements. Hopefully because it hasn't happened. Who knows maybe I'm wrong

That's what it's feeling like however with that rain system still sitting west of town and more supposedly coming there is no way to tell. But it's easier to send people back home than pick them off their roof.

[browna]

Originally Posted by fotze

I am getting the feeling that maybe, hopefully, this is a bit of justified cautious overkill. Just because it seems to have levelled off a bit. Haven't heard anything about anyones basements. Hopefully because it hasn't happened. Who knows maybe I'm wrong

Likely because those who basement's its flooded aren't in their houses. Unlike the rain of 2005, this is river issues and river issues only in Calgary (not a 4 day downpour), so anyone by the river has been gone for 8+ hours, and and they are seemingly pretty cautious to evacuate places like Windsor Park and even Riverbend this far in advance.

Probably because if the absolute worst hits at 5am, trying to get people out at 3:30 is a lot harder then 11:30.

[rd_aaron]

FYI, my wife is a teacher and she just got an email from her principal stating all CBE and Catholic schools are closed tomorrow.

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by IliketoPuck

Any word on Scotia tower? Seems quite a bit removed from the river?

Calgary Police twitter has them asking people to avoid the core tomorrow. I'm alright with listening to the police. (Our offices are certainly going to be closed tomorrow.)

[tanguay'sstillgood]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

No further info, but that was the temporary Calgary Police twitter account from a couple hours ago when the main account was suspended.

I assume it a reliable authority at this point, although there is a wide range of interpretations of "all major roads."

Thanks for the response. I know that was the earlier one, but it seems to still be responding to people. The tweet about major roads was only 23 minutes ago. That would definitely answer questions about Deerfoot. If you hear anything, please update.

[Ironhorse]

Riverbend map

http://www.cocnmp.com/eoc/Riverbend.pdf

[frinkprof]

All of Deer Run is on evacuation order.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

660News ‏@660News 6m
BREAKING: Edmonton police sending 100 officers here to assist CPS as they deal with #yycflood

That's actually a really classy move. Sports rivalries aside, I would help my fellow Albertans up north at the drop of a hat. I would break out my best sweat pants, and finest pair of shoes and serve with pride.

All jokes aside, thanks Edmonchuck.

[ricosuave]

Pretty interesting interactive map

http://www.envinfo.gov.ab.ca/FloodHazard/

[tanguay'sstillgood]

Originally Posted by rd_aaron

FYI, my wife is a teacher and she just got an email from her principal stating all CBE and Catholic schools are closed tomorrow.

I'm a teacher as well, and got a similar email from my principal about 30 mins ago. Maybe I'll find a way to spend the extra day off volunteering for something.

[Ironhorse]

Deer Run map

http://www.cocnmp.com/eoc/Deerun.pdf

[Reaper]

I work on Centre Street by the Victoria park CTrain station. Would the train even be going into downtown tomorrow?