Western premiers will discuss the flood and wildfire disasters which have affected much of the West and North at their 2011 conference being held next week in Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Levels along Lake Manitoba and current weather conditions confirm the decisions of the local municipalities along Lake Manitoba in continuing to recommend mandatory evacuations and maintaining the closure of certain areas.
The one-stop office in St. Laurent will reopen on the weekend between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the St. Laurent Royal Canadian Legion Hall to assist with compensation applications and other flood support.
The fifth major storm to hit Manitoba in as many weeks brought heavy rain and hail, and strong winds in localized areas, but was not as widespread as first forecast.
Analysis of the current storm and projected water flows on the Assiniboine River show a slight improvement in expected conditions caused by the current weather system.
The weather forecast calls for rain across a large section of southern Manitoba with the potential for heavy localized rains over the next few days.
Preparations and analysis work continues as a fifth heavy storm threatens to dump additional rain on parts of Manitoba already soaked by floodwaters and four recent rain storms.
A forecast fifth major rain storm is raising serious flood concerns and will be closely monitored over the next four days.
Manitoba has now experienced four major storms that have brought unusually heavy rains and high winds across southern Manitoba in just a four-week period.
Manitoba’s flood forecast levels have been increased significantly this spring due to three major storms that produced record rain on already saturated land across southern Manitoba.
