Alerts for: Kananaskis - Canmore

Warnings

Kananaskis - Canmore
3:26 PM MDT Friday 24 May 2013
Rainfall warning for
Kananaskis - Canmore continued

Total rainfall amounts of 80 to 100 millimetres.

A slow moving weather system continues to bring rain to much of Western Alberta. Rainfall from the system will gradually taper off through the weekend as the storm weakens. Total rainfall amounts of 60 to 100 millimetres are expected by the end of the event.

Over higher terrain precipitation is expected to fall as snow. Any snow that reaches lower elevations should melt before any significant amounts can accumulate.

Forecast regions along the periphery of the warned areas will also see significant rainfall amounts with up to 50 millimetres possible by Sunday.

Unofficial rainfall storm totals as of 3:00 PM Friday May 24 Livingston gap auto stn 96 mm Sundre auto stn 90 mm Kananaskis boundary auto stn 78 mm Willow Creek auto stn 74 mm Stavely auto stn 64 mm Bow Valley auto stn 63 mm Calgary int'l'arpt 60 mm Porcupine lookout tower 58 mm Peter Lougheed Park auto stn 50 mm Pincher Creek auto stn 49 mm Nordegg auto stn 48 mm Claresholm auto station 45 mm Waterton Park auto stn 44 mm poll haven auto stn 44 mm Rocky Mountain House auto stn 36 mm.