Spring storm could bring 30 to 80 cm of snow to Manitoba next week, flood forecasters warn
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Manitoba's flood forecasters are keeping an eye on a spring storm that the province says could dump 30 to 80 centimetres of snow on southern Manitoba in the next week.
In a Saturday flood bulletin, the province said the system may result in a mix of snow and rain between Tuesday and Friday.
Temperatures are forecast to drop to below freezing by Wednesday and remain below freezing until April 19 in most locations, the province said. Runoff from the forecast precipitation is not expected to start before April 20, according to the bulletin.
The Red River has now reached its peak between Emerson and St. Adolphe, the province said Saturday.
The province said Saturday that a flood warning remains in effect for the Red River from St. Jean Baptiste to Morris and at St. Adolphe. The flood warning is also still in effect in the vicinity of Selkirk due to ice jamming.
A high water advisory remains in place for the Red River from Emerson to the Red River Floodway inlet.
The province began operating the Red River Floodway on Friday morning in an effort to lower high water on the river through Winnipeg.
Elsewhere, the province said water levels are rising on the Assiniboine River from the Shellmouth Dam in western Manitoba to Winnipeg. The Assiniboine is expected to peak between April 11 and April 18, the province says.
The Assiniboine River is expected to remain within its banks at all locations with the gradual snow melt this weekend, the province said.
The province said the Portage Diversion is being operated to limit flows and ice jamming on the lower Assiniboine River, east of Portage la Prairie.
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