The wet Spring season we had in Manitoba in 2022 was one that you will probably remember for years to come. It made the #3 spot on Environment Canada's list of the top 10 weather stories in Canada this year.
The winter season had already brought enough snow to make it the third-highest snowfall in Manitoba since 1872. Then the spring season came. Five Colorado low systems swooped in and caused some of the most extensive and longest-lasting flooding in a long time.
Here in the Parkland, the excessive precipitation led to lots of overland flooding, road closures due to washouts, closed campgrounds and beaches, and places like Mafeking being stranded due to washed out roads.
[Flooding in the RM of Dauphin]
[Overland flooding in the RM of Mossey River]
Residents of Peguis First Nation certainly will not forget the Spring of 2022 as over 1,000 people who live there were forced to evacuate due to flooding. There was also a significant ice jam on the Fisher River.
[Picture of part of the flooding on Peguis First Nation]
The sheer amount of precipitation often came in clusters of back-to-back wet days over 8 weeks, which inevitably caused people to deal with flood fatigue, stress, and burnout.
Read more about what Environment Canada calls Manitoba's drenching spring, here.
