Manitobans are being warned there’s now a major risk of flooding on the Red River this spring after a series of big snowstorms south of the border in the United States.
Those storms have left an above-normal snow pack in much of the U.S. portion of the Red River basin, the province’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre said in a report released Wednesday.
The flood risk largely depends on weather conditions from now until the spring melt.
Favourable conditions would create a moderate risk of flooding similar to what was seen in fall 2019, the forecast says.
Normal weather would create a major risk of significant flooding, with peaks
