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Old 06-20-2013, 04:39 PM   #401
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To evacuate residents, the Calgary Police Service will:

• establish perimeters around the evacuation areas
• drive through the areas and announce the evacuation on a public address system
• go door to door to inform residents about the evacuation
• check each building to ensure no one remains in the evacuation areas
• seal off and patrol the areas to prevent unauthorized entry
Arrange for electricity and gas to be turned off in the evacuated areas.
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Old 06-20-2013, 04:40 PM   #402
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Link to the maps of evacuation zones along Elbow River:

http://www.calgary.ca/General/Pages/...Emergency.aspx
Hey Bunk - can we get a clarification? On the map we specifically are not in the shaded areas. Is that the evacuation order area or is it the community that needs to move?

Any help would be great. have'nt seen any officials on the ground here yet
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That ramp is frequently closed when there is rainfall.
You're thinking of the wrong spot. The ramp from WB Glenmore to either NB or SB Deerfoot is about half a kilometer west of the river. The exit from NB Deerfoot to WB Glenmore is the one that closes all the time (Near the Mercedes Dealership and the Sears Whole Home Store). You can still get to EB Glenmore.
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I gotta go from Coventry hills to Vision Sports Center (old NSD on Flint road) for 7pm. Will my commute be affected??
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Hey Bunk - can we get a clarification? On the map we specifically are not in the shaded areas. Is that the evacuation order area or is it the community that needs to move?

Any help would be great. have'nt seen any officials on the ground here yet
Anywhere within the black outlined areas - evacuate: purple shading is expected 100 yr flood inundation area (which this could very well be)
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I gotta go from Coventry hills to Vision Sports Center (old NSD on Flint road) for 7pm. Will my commute be affected??
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Old 06-20-2013, 04:44 PM   #407
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HWY 2 is apparently washed out/closed, south of High River.
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Old 06-20-2013, 04:46 PM   #408
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Bridge over the sheep river in Okotoks is closed.

EDIT: the 32nd Street one is still open.

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You're thinking of the wrong spot. The ramp from WB Glenmore to either NB or SB Deerfoot is about half a kilometer west of the river. The exit from NB Deerfoot to WB Glenmore is the one that closes all the time (Near the Mercedes Dealership and the Sears Whole Home Store). You can still get to EB Glenmore.
Im thinking of the ramp on heritage dr se that goes right under the glenmore. Frequently floods, even when the rainfall is moderate. Not sure if that is the ramp in question here
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Are there any estimates on how much higher this is going to rise?

Walking home into Sunnyside, I've never seen anything close to how high the river is right now. If it rises another 4 or 5 feet, it's going to start hitting the top of the berm in the area near the crosswalk at 7th street.
At 1pm the Bow was at ~2.6M and Elbow ~2.2M (they are probably higher now)

The peak for the Bow in 2005 was 3m and Elbow 3.5M.

With the peak 12 hours from now I would expect them to rise a decent amount more, probably getting close to 2005 if not surpassing it.
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Anywhere within the black outlined areas - evacuate: purple shading is expected 100 yr flood inundation area (which this could very well be)
Sweet we are ok then... thank you for that!

Please be sure to send out volunteer info as it is needed. We will be in the area and are available to help.
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Get your will in order first.
For real? I guess I should stay home?
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Cell service is pretty ####e right now down there apparently, so if you can't contact them, I would try not to worry too much. Do you know what area they are in? The High River Facebook page has some decent info on it.
Ah Crap. Thanks.
Just spoke with them.On there way to Okotoks to stay with us I think.
House may be trashed.
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At 1pm the Bow was at ~2.6M and Elbow ~2.2M (they are probably higher now)

The peak for the Bow in 2005 was 3m and Elbow 3.5M.

With the peak 12 hours from now I would expect them to rise a decent amount more, probably getting close to 2005 if not surpassing it.
Where is this information and how often is it updated? It's much higher than it was at 1pm, from a visual basis.
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Where is this information and how often is it updated? It's much higher than it was at 1pm, from a visual basis.
AB Enviro's site. Google or its been linked a couple times in this thread. Constant updates of flow and water levels accross each river and its basin
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thanks, am trying to get as much done in the basement just in case. Can hear sirens in the neighbourhood. people say there are 50 city trucks and crews sandbagging.

Got kids away.

Most neighbours gone or going. Was just checking all the single mom's sump pumps on the street! Not as sexy as it sounds. Both pumps on either side are going occasionally. Ours is bone dry so far.

those pictures are awful, we are in the valley of Discovery not the ridge. One neighbour just said the houses backing on Griffiths woods (not backing on the river itself) have water in their yards.

back to work!
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Where is this information and how often is it updated? It's much higher than it was at 1pm, from a visual basis.
http://www.environment.alberta.ca/ap...n=8&DataType=1
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Two lanes on Memorial now closed - due Bow River Flow.

https://twitter.com/cityofcalgary
I think this closure is still just planned. I'm looking out over Memorial EB under Centre Street, and traffic is still flowing.
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Got sent home early by my boss from downtown. Boy am I glad I did. Hope everyone gets home safe and sound. My cousin's been posting pics on FB from Redwood Meadows where her and her family live. Her entire backyard which is normally a large forest, is a river now. They are watching trees being swept away right in front of their eyes.















Pretty scary, they are right in the middle of the action.
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