Calgary Alberta Floods 2013 - Re-entries slowly starting

[alloroc]

Originally posted by Vagabond142
Breaking news: Police and City have issued a GTFO order for the ENTIRE downtown

Calgary Herald ‏@calgaryherald 4m

Downtown is being completely evacuated due to power failures. #yyc


Corroborating tweets state that hotels have lost power, many office buildings losing all services as power helps pump water up and sewage down.

Basically, if you're anywhere in the downtown core, time to to GTFO

Originally posted by Twin_Cam_Turbo


Unfortunately I can't just abandon customer vehicles and duties at work unless management tells us to go home.

[heavyfuel]

Originally posted by Vagabond142
Memorial Drive water level rising:

Ohh boo hoo hoo f'n ridiculous that us folk with capable vehicles all have to suffer. These road closures are ridiculous.

[Vagabond142]

Traffic: 9th Ave Bridge between DT and Inglewood has just become fully submerged. Not a viable escape route from DT any more.

[e31]

Originally posted by Twin_Cam_Turbo
I'm still at work and I can see the Bow getting pretty damn close to our back lot, if I get trapped here or my car gets swamped I'm going to be pretty pissed with management.

Seriously, is there anyone currently browsing the lot for a new car right now? If not, I'd be getting the fuck outta dodge right now.

[euro_racer]

getting some conflicting reports, is NB Deerfoot closed @ calf robe bridge or just a couple lanes???

[triplep]

Damn, and here I am at mount royal doing school, as they have decided it isn't that bad yet....

Wondering if before I decide to go home if I should maybe yank my CAI and just hook up the filter straight to the throttle body to avoid getting stuck when I go through a puddle.

[Vagabond142]

Road closure map updated 11:30 AM

http://www.cocnmp.com/eoc/Road_And_Bridge_Closures.pdf

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Originally posted by e31


Seriously, is there anyone currently browsing the lot for a new car right now? If not, I'd be getting the fuck outta dodge right now.

I'm over in service but yeah people are here looking at cars and getting service done!

[anothers10]

Originally posted by euro_racer
getting some conflicting reports, is NB Deerfoot closed @ calf robe bridge or just a couple lanes???

I just got home. Glenmore and deefoot to airdrie. Only one lane closed just before calf robe as of 20 min ago.

[SilverRex]

Originally posted by reiRei


Myself as well! I've got global news streaming in the background and just refreshing this thread. I'm out in Kelowna, but a Calgarian born and raised.. I don't ever remember a flood this bad growing up. Sad to see so much loss

hows kelowna and surroundings? I have a 2 week road trip heading that way on July1st.

[AndyL]

[89coupe]

How will all this damage be paid for when insurance does not cover floods?

Did you know that we are the only G8 Country that doesn't offer flood insurance.

[Vagabond142]

Edmonton Police Service have arrived to help:





This is High River as of ~11 AM

[reiRei]

Originally posted by SilverRex


hows kelowna and surroundings? I have a 2 week road trip heading that way on July1st.

Rain has subsided mostly, the lakes and rivers to the north are pretty high, and lakeshore road was closed last night, I think you'll be fine by the 1st

[syscal]

Originally posted by canadian_hustla


Just got back from Costco in the NW.
That place is insane, and EVERYONE is scrambling to buy bottled water.

Co-op @ West Springs, lot full
Safeway @ Aspen, lot full, lineups from till to back of the store
Sobeys @ Strathcona, lot full

Any Tim Hortons, as slow as they move outside the core - good luck.

[syscal]

Originally posted by 89coupe
How will all this damage be paid for when insurance does not cover floods?

Did you know that we are the only G8 Country that doesn't offer flood insurance.

Not sure how accurate this is... http://blog.godfreymorrow.com/blog/b...lood-Insurance

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by DJ Lazy
I haven't done a SINGLE thing since I got to work this morning.. Just been keeping up with the updates. Thankfully Airdrie is well above all of this madness and my work is at 32nd Ave..

And I get a phone call from one of my contractors asking when I'm coming back to the job?

[Vagabond142]

:|



Kevin Wobschall ‏@K_Wob 2m

Deerfoot at Southland will be submerged shortly. What a disaster #yycflood

[got_mike33]

News Talk 770 ‏@NewsTalk770 19m

Ryan Jestin with City Roads says pretty much any bridge over any waterway has been closed. Stay home! #yyc #yycflood

If you want to get over the river do it soon. Your only chance might be Stoney Trail in the NW.

[syscal]

Originally posted by got_mike33


If you want to get over the river do it soon. Your only chance might be Stoney Trail in the NW.

I was over there around 11:00am and it was open but slow.