After days of rain in many areas of Alberta, rainfall warnings have been dropped for the entire province.
Environment Canada issued special weather statements on Sunday, warning of significant rain for areas around Calgary, Airdrie, Canmore and Crowsnest Pass. At the time, the weather agency said 75 to 100 millimetres of rain was expected by Wednesday morning.
As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, anywhere between 60 mm and 129 mm of rain had fallen since Monday in different parts of Calgary and the surrounding areas.
Here's a look at the most updated rainfall totals since Monday in and around the city of #Calgary. These were recorded at @CoCoRaHSCanada, @AlbertaAg + @navcanada weather stations.#Alberta #YYC #ABstorm pic.twitter.com/AsHOzLxsHj
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The City of Calgary declared a state of local emergency (SOLE) on Monday afternoon out of precaution, in preparation for the anticipated rainfall and potential flooding.
Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the SOLE will be in place for the next two weeks and will allow emergency responders to move quickly as needed.
On Tuesday, strong winds combined with rain knocked power out to thousands of Calgarians. The windy, wet conditions also led to trees being knocked down around the city.
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In an update Tuesday, Calgary’s Emergency Management Committee heard the situation was looking more positive than previous forecasts but that the city was “not out of the woods” just yet.
The city said it was not expecting overland flooding from the Elbow or Bow rivers. The Elbow River was expected to peak on Wednesday morning while the Bow River was expected to peak Wednesday afternoon.
All of the rainfall warnings in place in Alberta had been dropped by late Wednesday morning, although wind warnings remained in place for some parts of southeastern Alberta.
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— with files from Global News’ Adam Toy