River Flooding

[TysonX504]

well since the river has continued to rise, mother nature thought it would be good for us to get some freezing rain and huge snow storm at the end of April. If I was to guess I would say the snow is about 6" deep right now. Here's an updated picture of the flooding:




Looks fun doesn't it? The flood over water has now hit probably in the range of 8 feet deep or so

[bojohnson]

What building is that
I know in winnipeg it rained yesterday, and is supposed to snow again
Sad, but I dont know why after all the years there's no fix yet

[TysonX504]

What building is that
I know in winnipeg it rained yesterday, and is supposed to snow again
Sad, but I dont know why after all the years there's no fix yet

It's a warming hut at the skating oval in Brandon, MB. Of course the oval is only open in winter, but there's nothing there right now. You guys only got rain? Snow must be on its way today for you

[bojohnson]

It's a warming hut at the skating oval in Brandon, MB. Of course the oval is only open in winter, but there's nothing there right now. You guys only got rain? Snow must be on its way today for you

oh no, took me a while but i did look out the window, and ya we got snow, a good amount
i assume you will likely get some as well

[TysonX504]

This is what our san™™™™s is holding back from the river right now. Under all that water is farming land, a road, and a campground. You can see more ariel pictures here : http://ebrandon.ca/photo.aspx?picture_id=20108 (just scroll down)

And we got this news yesterday:

The City held a press conference this afternoon to make a significant announcement regarding the flood situation.

They found out this afternoon that the people in the Qu'Appelle area that are supposed to be measuring levels, etc were having inaccurate information. There is a lot more water coming hard and fast toward Brandon than was first anticipated.

As a result the City and Highways are starting to raise the height of the dike as well as preparing to handle further width of water. They will be shooting for maintaining probably 2 feet of freeboad and plan to continue adding as mother nature dictates until the water stops rising.

Two very important things:
All people that live in and work in the flood plain that police have talked to regarding emergency preparedness are now put on standby. They should be packed and ready to go should an evacuation be necessary (note that as of now there is NO evacuation notice). They should get in touch with family and friends where they would be staying to make necessary arrangements and be ready to go should there be an evacuation. Businesses such as car dealers that operate in the flood plain should be making arrangements to move inventory should an evacuation become necessary.

If an evacuation is necessary, you will find out through the media, door-to-door canvassing as well as as siren that will be sounded.

If evacuated, you will need to check into the evacuation centre even if not staying there so that City can know where you are. The City needs to be able to account for everyone.

This next part is also important. The City is asking that anyone that doesn't need to be on 1st, 18th or Kirkaldy to please avoid those streets. They are now critical construction zones and anyone that's in the area taking pictures, doing flood tours, etc is getting in the way of the very important process thats underway. We're seeing major traffic backup in the area right now and every car that's added makes the situation worse.

[TysonX504]

[Wickabee]

Man that sucks.
I left a town that likes to flood (Grand Forks, BC) for a town that likes to burn (Kelowna, BC)
Stay safe.

[flemingc04]

I could not imagine having to through anything like that. Glad to hear that your place is on higher ground Tyson. Has this type of thing happened to Brandon in the past, or at least at this capacity?

[TysonX504]

I could not imagine having to through anything like that. Glad to hear that your place is on higher ground Tyson. Has this type of thing happened to Brandon in the past, or at least at this capacity?

We flood usually every year, but nothing close to this. The water is the highest its ever been since they started keeping flood records in 1923. This is considered the flood of the century and believed to only happen about once every 100 years, like this flood has put about 8-10 soccer fields under min. 8-9 feet of water

[TysonX504]

The city has called in the canadian army to help fight the flood. The water is rising increadibly fast (I think it's about a foot a day). It's getting back and they're starting to evacuate people out of the area. Here's a live web cam feed

http://brandon.westmancom.com/index.php?id=10027


The top camera is a intersection at 18th and Kircaldy. Behind those sand bags is suppose to be all farming field but has since turned into a lake. I know there's parts where the water has flooded when it is estimated to be 10+ feet deep.

Sorry if people don't like to read this, but just want to show people what my city is dealing with right now