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Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Forecast: Arctic air continues to dominate

Issued March 17, 2023 • Covering the period from March 22 to 29, 2023

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When will spring get here? When will the melt start? Those are the questions I’ve heard most in recent days. Thanks to a series of arctic highs, it looks like spring, or the melt, will not move in until early April. We saw the impact of these arctic highs in the last forecast period. For
Significant snowmelt flooding likely in North Dakota, says NWS
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Significant snowmelt flooding likely in North Dakota, says NWS

Soil moisture and lake levels are lower than average, but snowfall has been high say U.S. and Manitoba reports

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The U.S. National Weather Service is predicting a turnaround from last year’s record dry conditions, including a fairly high risk of significant flooding this spring. A March 10 report out of Grand Forks forecasts moderate risk of “significant snowmelt flooding” across U.S. portions the Red River and Devils Lake basins. That being said, the NWS
The Manitoba government is expected to open the Portage Diversion this spring to control flows on the Assiniboine River.
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Manitoba March flood outlook

Red River Valley prepares as flooding expected to reach 2009 levels, closing ring dikes and PTH 75: Schuler

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The province’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre (HFC) forecasts a flood in the Red River Valley at or marginally above 2009 levels with normal to unfavorable weather, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said today. There also remains a moderate risk of flooding along the Assiniboine River. “Manitoba Infrastructure continues to make preparations for high water and is working
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Overland flooding continues, levels in waterways remain high

Manitoba Flood Bulletin No. 7

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Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports overland flooding continues across parts of southern Manitoba, often due to ice in the drainage network or ice jamming on streams. Flows on waterways across the province are continuing to react to the run-off from the melt and water levels remain high on many waterways.
With the arrival of warmer temperatures, creeks are beginning to open up and start to flow.
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Warm February and spring flooding

This winter’s freeze-and-thaw cycles have created snowpacks of solid ice

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I have a few thing to cover in this article. First of all, where did all the snow go from the big blizzard that hit western Manitoba? I was lucky enough to head out with my school for a couple of days of skiing at Asessippi last week and I was scratching my head trying
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Province warns of flood risk

The Manitoba government says high snowfall and wet soils are causing enough concern to warrant an early flood report

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Manitoba could see anything ranging from moderate to severe overland flood risk this spring, according to a provincial “conditions report” issued Jan. 30. Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen said the report, issued earlier than usual and in addition to the expected late-winter forecast, is necessary because a combination of conditions has led to elevated risk. “We
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Flooded Lake Manitoba landowners still seeking additional compensation

Landowners along the Portage Diversion and around Lake Manitoba continue to pursue legal action 
against the province, but the process is a slow one

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It’s been more than a year since a group of farmers, residents and business owners launched a $260-million lawsuit against the provincial government and three years since the 2011 flood that sparked it. Yet, those who believe the operation of the Portage Diversion resulted in the flooding of their lands have yet to see legal
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Manitoba flood bulletin #6: April 17, 2014

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Province of Manitoba media bulletin Summary Temperatures are forecast to rise through the Red River Valley in Manitoba over the next few days, with five to 15 millimetres of precipitation over Friday and Saturday. The crest of the Red River is now predicted to reach Emerson Friday or Saturday with a flow rate of approximately

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