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Alberta flooding 2013 prompts state of emergency (updates, photos, videos)
Heavy flooding hit Alberta on June 20, 2013. Alberta flooding caused major damage in Canmore, Calgary and High River. Flood emergency has been declared in various Alberta communities. Updates belowUpdate 07:30 UTCAlberta Emergency Management Agency has issued the following critical alert at Thu Jun 20 11:49 PM 2013.Portions of the following communities are under mandatory evacuation:Beltline, Bonnybrook, Bowness, Bridgeland Industrial, Chinatown Eau Claire, Cliff Bungalow, Deer Run, Discovery Ridge, Downtown East Village,Elbow Park, Erlton, Inglewood, Hillhurst, Mission, Montgomery, Quarry Park, Rideau, Riverbend, Riverdale, Roxboro, Elboya, Sunnyside, Victoria Park, Windsor Park.Update 07:05 UTC-Schools in Calgary area will be closed Friday.
Extreme Weather-Intense Micro-Burst Begins,Even The Birds Were Walking...
A downburst is created by an area of significantly rain-cooled air that, after reaching ground level, spreads out in all directions producing strong winds. Unlike winds in a tornado, winds in a downburst are directed outwards from the point where it hits land or water. Dry downbursts are associated with thunderstorms with very little rain, while wet downbursts are created by thunderstorms with high amounts of rainfall. Microbursts and macrobursts are downbursts at very small and larger scales respectively.
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