July 21, 2011
FLOOD BULLETIN #96
Environment Canada has issued a
strong wind warning for Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis and a gale warning
for Lake Winnipeg.
Provincial wind set-up alerts forecast for today
include:
– A high wind set-up alert for the east shore and southeast
corner of the south basin of Lake Manitoba. This includes communities such as
Twin Lakes Beach, St. Laurent and Lundar Beach.
– A moderate wind set-up
alert for the east shore of the north basin, the Narrows and a portion of the
south shore of Lake Manitoba as well as the east shores of Lake Winnipeg and Oak
Lake. This includes communities such as Steeprock, Vogar, Delta Beach, Victoria
Beach, O’Hanly and Oak Lake Beach.
Provincial wind set-up alerts forecast
for tomorrow include:
– A high wind set-up alert for the South Basin of
Lake Winnipeg. This includes communities such as Gimli, Chalet Beach, Grand
Marais, Victoria Beach, Traverse Bay and O’Hanly.
– A moderate wind
set-up alert for the south basin of Lake Manitoba, the south shore of Lake
Winnipegosis and Lake St. Martin. This includes communities such as Sandy Bay,
Westbourne, Delta Beach, Twin Lakes Beach, St. Laurent, Lundar Beach,
Winnipegosis and Birch Bay.
Winds on Lake Manitoba were west at 56 km/h
today and are forecast to change to northwest at 37 this evening, decrease to
north at 27 by tomorrow morning then veer to east at 27 tomorrow evening. Winds
are forecast to increase to east at 37 km/h by Saturday.
Winds in the
South Basin of Lake Winnipeg were west at 63 km/h today and are forecast to
decrease somewhat to 56 this evening before changing to northwest at 37 tomorrow
morning, then to northeast 27 tomorrow afternoon where they are forecast to
remain through Saturday.
Winds on Lake Winnipegosis were west at 56 km/h
today and are forecast to switch to northwest at 37 this evening and decrease to
north at 27 after midnight where they are expected to remain unchanged until
tomorrow evening when they are forecast to veer to east at 18 before diminishing
to light on Saturday.
Wind set-up alert maps are available on the
Manitoba Water Stewardship Flood Response webpage at www.Manitoba.ca/flooding.
Some areas received heavy rainfall yesterday. The Assiniboine River
Basin received 29.8 millimetres in Roblin, 35.5 mm in Regina, 37.2 mm in Brandon
and 19.5 mm in Yorkton. In the Souris River basin, the community of Souris
received 37.2 mm. In other basins, Dauphin received 50.5 mm, North Battleford
38.4 mm, The Pas 30.8 mm, Melfort 18.2 mm and 16.7 mm fell in
Saskatoon.
An unstable weather system over most of Alberta, central and
southwestern Saskatchewan, central Manitoba and parts of the U.S. portions of
the Souris and Red River basins is expected to produce up to 10 mm of
precipitation by Saturday morning. Localized cells are expected to result in
up to 30 mm over central Manitoba as well as central and southwestern
Saskatchewan, and up to 75 mm over the U.S. portion of the Souris River
basin.
The Saskatchewan and Carrot rivers experienced minor rises due to
the storm system that brought heavy rainfall to the region yesterday. The water
levels are forecast to remain at this high level for a few days and then begin a
gradual recession.
As water levels decline, rural municipalities make
decisions about when it is safe for evacuees to return to their homes.
Currently 2,809 Manitobans are registered as flood evacuees
There are
resources to help deal with stress and anxiety which result from a crisis
situation such as this flood. Resources include Manitoba Farm and Rural Support
Services at 1-866-367-3276 (1 866-FOR-FARM, toll-free); the Klinic Community
Health Centre 24-hour crisis line at 786-8686 in Winnipeg or 1-888-322-3019
(toll-free); and Health Links-Info Santé, which can help find resources through
local regional health authorities or community mental-health services offices at
788-8200 in Winnipeg or 1-888-315-9257 (toll-free). Additional information and
tips are available at www.gov.mb.ca/flooding/stressinfo.html.
For
more information, see www.manitoba.ca/flooding. The most
up-to-date highway information is at www.gov.mb.ca/mit/roadinfo or
1-877-MBRoads (1-877-627-6237, toll-free) and on Twitter by following
@MBGov.
