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The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods that affected British Columbia, Canada, and parts of neighboring Washington state in the United States. The flooding and numerous mass wasting events were caused by a Pineapple Express, a type of atmospheric river, which brought heavy rain to parts of southern British Columbia and northwestern United States.
A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Norman at 6:56 a.m. on Friday, Nov 8. That includes the following counties: Blaine and Canadian. The NWS warns: "Turn around, don't ...
The first warning of a possible storm was issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada on November 19, when a special weather statement was issued for all of Atlantic Canada, warning of the potential of long-duration rainfall and high winds. [3] By November 22, rainfall and wind warnings covered much of Atlantic Canada. [4]
A couple days before the floods, Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning due to an atmospheric river expected to "drench the B.C. coast" through the weekend of October 18. [11] [12] Official forecasts called for rainfall totals in excess of 200 mm (7.9 in) in some areas. The British Columbia River Forecast Centre issued flood watches for ...
The National Public Alerting System (NPAS; French: Système national d'alertes à la population), branded as Alert Ready (French: En Alerte), is the national warning system in Canada, broadcast to Canadian television, radio, and wireless devices. [1] [2] [3]
The 2011 Assiniboine River flood is a major flood in May 2011 along the Assiniboine River south of Portage la Prairie in Manitoba. The flood is expected in impact an 225 km/s (140 mi/s) area along the River south of Portage la Prairie. About 100 Canadian Forces personnel were in the region helping out in controlling the flooding. [52]
Accumulated precipitation contours showing the June 19–22, 2013 rainfall event within Alberta's Rockies and the foothills that triggered the flooding [8]. Situated east of the Canadian Rockies, southern Alberta is a semi-arid region that does not usually receive high amounts of rainfall.
With the flood of data centers and AI coming onto the grid and baseload sources retiring, operators across the country are warning of shortages, and thus price hikes, in the near future unless ...