Environment Canada forecasts heavy snowfall of 30-50 cm for Manitoba as low Colorado routes over the countryside from Tuesday night and will last until Friday. It’s certainly worrying, but low temperatures in the forecast are likely to prevent a major flood, Infrastructure Secretary Doyle Piwniuk said during a news conference Monday, where he and other officials answered questions about how the province is preparing for the floods. . “If we have a snowball, this is actually ideal for slow melting,” he said. Instead, a winter storm in April 2011 was immediately followed by high temperatures that immediately melted all the snow, he said. “This actually allows this volume of water to move around the city, around the floodplain, on Lake Winnipeg,” he said. “Hopefully in five or six days, the rivers will be able to get a lot of this water coming from the west and south.” This time, snowmelt is not expected to begin until April 20, when water levels along the Red River and its tributaries should have dropped, said Fisaha Unduce, head of the hydrological forecasting and management team. water of the province. “So the rivers will have more capacity and that is what we are waiting for at the moment.” The Red River has reached its peak between Emerson and St. Adolf, the province said on Saturday. The county began operating the Red River Floodway on Friday morning in an effort to reduce high river water through Winnipeg.
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The news of the impending storm prompted some of the Manitobans to buy generators and supply groceries on Monday. Piwniuk said Manitobans should stop shopping on Monday or Tuesday before the storm hits and be prepared to die for a few days. “If you have to drive anywhere, drive now,” he said. “When it comes to getting any kind of supplies, I do not think it’s a situation where you have to take everything off the shelves, but basically get ready for two days and if you have to travel anywhere … go now or wait until Friday” . The county hopes to have cleared the highways by the weekend in time for the Easter holidays, Piwnuik said, but warned that the Manitobans should not plan to travel before that. Power outages are possible, but the province is coordinating with Manitoba Hydro to plan ahead, said Johanu Botha, head of the Manitoba Emergency Management Agency.
title: “Cold Temperatures Should Prevent Major Flooding After Storm Province S Flood Forecasters Say " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-06” author: “Edward Noriega”
Environment Canada forecasts heavy snowfall of 30-50 cm for Manitoba as low Colorado routes over the countryside from Tuesday night and will last until Friday. It’s certainly worrying, but low temperatures in the forecast are likely to prevent a major flood, Infrastructure Secretary Doyle Piwniuk said during a news conference Monday, where he and other officials answered questions about how the province is preparing for the floods. . “If we have a snowball, this is actually ideal for slow melting,” he said. Instead, a winter storm in April 2011 was immediately followed by high temperatures that immediately melted all the snow, he said. “This actually allows this volume of water to move around the city, around the floodplain, on Lake Winnipeg,” he said. “Hopefully in five or six days, the rivers will be able to get a lot of this water coming from the west and south.” This time, snowmelt is not expected to begin until April 20, when water levels along the Red River and its tributaries should have dropped, said Fisaha Unduce, head of the hydrological forecasting and management team. water of the province. “So the rivers will have more capacity and that is what we are waiting for at the moment.” The Red River has reached its peak between Emerson and St. Adolf, the province said on Saturday. The county began operating the Red River Floodway on Friday morning in an effort to reduce high river water through Winnipeg.
Get ready to stay in your position: Minister
The news of the impending storm prompted some of the Manitobans to buy generators and supply groceries on Monday. Piwniuk said Manitobans should stop shopping on Monday or Tuesday before the storm hits and be prepared to die for a few days. “If you have to drive anywhere, drive now,” he said. “When it comes to getting any kind of supplies, I do not think it’s a situation where you have to take everything off the shelves, but basically get ready for two days and if you have to travel anywhere … go now or wait until Friday” . The county hopes to have cleared the highways by the weekend in time for the Easter holidays, Piwnuik said, but warned that the Manitobans should not plan to travel before that. Power outages are possible, but the province is coordinating with Manitoba Hydro to plan ahead, said Johanu Botha, head of the Manitoba Emergency Management Agency.
