Sask. ‘cautiously optimistic’ about 2015 flooding

As snow falls across the province, perhaps it is not the time to think of the snow melting.

However, officials at the Water Security Agency continuously monitor how much snow is falling to try and predict the amount of spring runoff and therefore the flooding that may happen.

So far things look good. With the amount of snowfall seen this winter, a near normal spring runoff is expected in the southern half of the province with below normal for areas north of Cold Lake, La Ronge and Creighton.

In a news release, minister responsible for the Water Security Agency Scott Moe said, “most of the province was saturated going into winter freeze up but warm temperatures in the month of January have helped lower the snowpack.”

But like most things determined by mother nature, anything could change. There is still 10 more weeks of potential snowfall still ahead of us. Plus extreme rainfall in spring can be very unpredictable in our province so any precipitation could significantly alter the flooding picture.

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An updated forecast will be provided in March and April.

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