Written By: Bob McIntyre
Unless you spent the entire winter down south, you’ll know that we had a lot of snow up here. That naturally leads to flooding fears when it melts.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry media spokesperson Jolanta Kowalski says so far, so good.
“Conditions can change fairly quickly and it’ll depend a lot on the weather,” she explains, “for example warm temperatures, rain, how quickly it rains, how hard it rains, whether there’s sun, whether it gets cold overnight. Those are the sorts of things that you have to keep in mind or keep an eye on.”
Kowalski says she’s being asked a lot this year about the snow pack. But the high water content of all that snow does not automatically translate to flooding.
“It relies more on the daytime-nighttime temperatures, sunshine, how cold it is, when it’s cold. Those are all more indicative.”
Follow this link to ministry maps to keep track of where the water’s going, and tools to keep you safe.
