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The 2011 Souris/Mouse River flood in Canada and the United States occurred in June and was greater than a hundred-year flooding event for the river. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The US Army Corps of Engineers estimated the flood to have a recurrence interval of two to five centuries.
The 2011 Assiniboine River flood was caused by above average precipitation in Western Manitoba and Saskatchewan. This was a 1 in 300 year flood that affected much of Western Manitoba. The flooding in Manitoba was expected to mostly involve the 2011 Red River Flood but instead the more severe flooding was found on the Assiniboine in the west.
2011 Red River flood This page was last edited on 30 January 2025, at 07:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ... Category: April 2011 in Canada.
The 2011 Red River flood took place along the Red River of the North in Manitoba in Canada and North Dakota and Minnesota in the United States beginning in April 2011. The flood was, in part, due to high moisture levels in the soil from the previous year, which meant that further accumulation would threaten the flood-prone region.
That one storm could within hours shut down a key engine in one of the world's biggest exporting nations highlights Canada's unique economic fragility. ... The massive rains that unleashed floods ...
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]
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The storm was caused by what's called a cold drop, when warm air rises rapidly forming huge cumulonimbus clouds that can then release torrential downpours.. Sudden, catastrophic rain events are ...