Alberta 2013 Flood - Page 7

shreddog · #**121** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by H.E.Pennypacker

I'm surprised we haven't gotten a photo from McHugh Bluff .. It's a little dark now otherwise I'd head out there to get an overhead shot but man it must be quite the sight from up there now

Actually is was a little underwhelming ... from that height you couldn't really get the sense of how high the water as. The only part that was obvious was the fact that the ponds at the east end of Prince's island were under water. Since it was raining when I was there I passed ... glad too since I may have been one of the last crossings of the Centre St underpass!

freeweed · #**122** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:37 AM**

Police are basically saying "downtown is closed" tomorrow. "Access will be extremely difficult/limited", that sort of thing. Gotta imagine the LRT won't be running.

Yay, free flex day for everyone!

Ramsayfarian · #**123** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

ctv just interupted regular programming for a news conference, all i really caught was police were telling people to stay away from downtown

Surprised that Sled Island is still on.

Chadillaccc · #**124** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:39 AM**

Anyone have a picture of Glenmore Damn? It's probably overflowing by now...

Calgarian · #**125** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Police are basically saying "downtown is closed" tomorrow. "Access will be extremely difficult/limited", that sort of thing. Gotta imagine the LRT won't be running.

Yay, free flex day for everyone!

Good thing I have a a deadline on a project in Sunnyside tomorrow....

freeweed · #**126** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Anyone have a picture of Glenmore Damn? It's probably overflowing by now...

I believe they've opened it up all the way, to prevent that. Although I haven't seen official confirmation of this.

SpongeG · #**127** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:45 AM**

from twitter

Tara Weber ‏@TaraNWeber 2h
Wow! Thanks. “@JustinHavre: Here is another shot taken a few minutes ago above #Calgary #yyc #CalgaryFlood pic.twitter.com/UAxHFNPoet” #abflood

SpongeG · #**128** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:47 AM**

instagram pic:

Jamie Moran ‏@j_a_moran 1h
Bridge is having some issues #calgaryflood #abflood @ Centre St Bridge http://instagram.com/p/azmgqRhCaX/

http://instagram.com/p/azmgqRhCaX/

SpongeG · #**129** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:49 AM**

fionnscalgary Fionn MacCools 2h
@weathernetwork looking at bowness park flooding pic.twitter.com/kdVwBahuWY

#yycflood

Bokimon · #**130** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:52 AM**

Well here is the ultimate test of raising our buildings to accommodate this 100 year flood plain as per the bylaws. If the design was well such that the main floor slab of many buildings are elevated by a few steps, the occupancy portions should be spared while the parkades may inundate with sump pumps cutting out.

All of these are amazing pictures and videos. Especially that house in Bragg Creek.
I also wonder what Banff is like and if Lake Louise has also been affected?
And then the indian reservations.
That other footage I saw on the news of the spillways of the Old Man River Dam... Damn that's a lot of water..

lineman · #**131** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:52 AM**

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Airboy · #**132** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:53 AM**

Edmonton is sending down 100 police officers to assist Calgary. And Red deer has just upgraded to a state of emergency. As for Edmonton its just a high strem flow advisory.

Jimby · #**133** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:01 AM**

Brookfield is closing all its downtown office buildings for Friday.
Public and Catholic schools are closed Friday.

Coldrsx · #**134** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:02 AM**

Be safe everyone.

SpongeG · #**135** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:04 AM**

Brian F. Singh ‏@BFSingh 17m
UPDATE: Just shut down langevin bridge:-). #yycflood #abstorm
pic.twitter.com/2i67drsHEW

Airboy · #**136** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:04 AM**

Cold this must be the first real test for the EOC.

Metro-One · #**137** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:06 AM**

honestly the images shown don't really show any real damage in Calgary, High River on the other hand is a disaster, but in Calgary right now it just looks like the Fraser in metro-Vancouver when it floods, just flooding local stream side parks and golf courses / farms. I mean that in a good way as well, in that hopefully for Calgary they are overblowing things a little.

shreddog · #**138** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:07 AM**

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Holy fu$k!!! I took this picture at 7 - look how much the river rose in just 2 hours ... 4 meters???? Jesus H Christ!! This really is something else!!!!

SpongeG · #**139** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:07 AM**

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SpongeG · #**140** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 5:08 AM**

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