HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING ...

City of Calgary
10:08 PM MDT Friday 24 May 2013
Rainfall warning for
City of Calgary continued

Total rainfall amounts of 80 to 100 millimetres.

A slow moving weather system continues to bring rain to much of Western and Central Alberta. Rainfall from the system will gradually taper off through the weekend as the storm weakens. Total rainfall amounts of 60 to 100 millimetres are expected by the end of the event.

Over higher terrain precipitation is expected to fall as snow. Any snow that reaches lower elevations should melt before any significant amounts can accumulate.

Forecast regions along the periphery of the warned areas will also see significant rainfall amounts with up to 50 millimetres possible by Sunday.

Unofficial rainfall storm totals as of 9:00 PM Friday May 24 Livingston...............96.0 mm Sundre...................95.4 mm Calgary intl arpt........74.0 mm Nordegg..................72.4 mm Black Diamond............67.6 mm/by 8PM/Beaver mines.............62.7 mm Olds.....................59.3 mm azure....................56.4 mm Rocky Mountain House.....50.9 mm Pincher Creek............50.6 mm Mossleigh................50.2 mm hespero..................46.8 mm Waterton Park............43.8 mm.