It Was a Rainy Weekend Across The Prairies

An area of low pressure pushed across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba this past weekend bringing a lot of rain to the region.

In some areas over 60 millimetres of rain fell.

There were also thunderstorms that produced some small hail in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Loonie and Toonie size hail was reported in Altona, Badger and Arbakka.

Here is a summary of rainfall reports in Alberta:

• Island Lake South: 60.7 mm

• Lac La Biche: 58.1 mm

• Athabasca: 55.3 mm

• Tomahawk: 53.1 mm

• Legal: 50.7 mm

• St. Paul: 49.6 mm

• Wainwright: 49.1 mm

• Slave Lake: 48.5 mm

• Mildred Lake: 46.3 mm

• Lloydminster: 45.9 mm

• Vermillion: 45.8 mm

• Tide Lake: 45 mm

• Breton: 42.5 mm

• Ester: 42.3 mm

• Linden: 42.1 mm

• Edmonton Blatchford: 39 mm

• Oyen: 32.1 mm

Saskatchewan rainfall reports:

• Regina 6.0 mm

• Saskatoon 48.0 mm

• Swift Current 11.0 mm

• The Battlefords 43.0 mm

• Rosetown 41.1 mm

• Kindersley 25.0 mm

• Meadow Lake 39.0 mm

• Buffalo Narrows 26.0 mm

• Nipawin 15.0 mm

• Yorkton 10.0 mm

• Estevan 16.0 mm

Manitoba rainfall totals:

• Winnipeg Airport 22.0 mm

• Winnipeg the Forks 24.0 mm

• Brandon 15.0 mm

• Steinbach 21.0 mm

• Portage la Prairie 29.0 mm

• Gardenton 131.0 mm

• Woodridge 129.0 mm

• Zhoda 80.0 mm

• Emerson 64.0 mm

• Menisino 58.0 mm

Based on ECCC Data