Mike Riggs: Above average amount of snow pack in the Rocky Mountains around the Kananaskis area.
Above average amount of rainfall during this time of year. The water table levels are extremely high making it difficult for high amounts of rain to find a place to go
Runoff from high volume rains and significant snow pack is much higher than normal.
Above average amount of rainfall during this time of year. The water table levels are extremely high making it difficult for high amounts of rain to find a place to go
Runoff from high volume rains and significant snow pack is much higher than normal.
The massive weather system responsible for the storms was trapped over southern Alberta by a high-pressure system to the north and winds blowing toward the west. That high pressure system prevented the storm from moving north and the Rockies were preventing it from moving west, so it’s stuck right over regions like Kananaskis that saw the flooding.