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Weather Services for Emergency Management

Meteorological Service of Canada. Weather Services for Emergency Management. Edmonton July 11, 2004. Calgary June 2005. Pine Lake July 14, 2000 (Dennis Dudley). Calgary August 9, 1999. Calgary November 27, 2011. W Maple Creek, June 19, 2010 (Kevin Wingert). John Paul Cragg March 2012.

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Weather Services for Emergency Management

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  1. Meteorological Service of Canada Weather Services for Emergency Management Edmonton July 11, 2004 Calgary June 2005 Pine Lake July 14, 2000 (Dennis Dudley) Calgary August 9, 1999 Calgary November 27, 2011 W Maple Creek, June 19, 2010 (Kevin Wingert) John Paul Cragg March 2012

  2. Weather Services for Emergency Management • Environment Canada Meteorologists, Who We Are • The Impacts Of Weather On Saskatchewan • Weather Information That Environment Canada Provides And Where You Can Find It • Extra Services Provided To EMO • Future EC Weather Services

  3. Warning Preparedness Meteorologist • Focus on Severe/High Impact weather • Media spokesperson Severe/High Impact Weather • Work with Emergency Measure Organizations (Environment Canada products and services, weather safety and preparedness, reviewing and participating emergency exercises, etc.) • Storm Site Surveys (major weather event)

  4. PASPC - Largest area of responsibility in the world ~140 forecast regions Over 800 warning regions Large marine responsibility 9 Doppler Radars

  5. The impacts of weather

  6. Natural Disasters • In Canada over the last century, 80% of all natural disasters were Weather or Water related!!! (Pine Lake July 2000, photo courtesy Dennis Dudley EC)

  7. Emergencies – Direct Result of Weather • Thunderstorms (large hail, damaging winds, intense lightning, flash flooding) • Damaging winds (non Thunderstorm) • Heavy Rains (flooding) • Tornadoes (Saskatchewan ~ 12/year) • Heavy Snow • Blizzards • Extreme Wind chills • Freezing Rain

  8. 1991-2010 avg. Severe Thunderstorm Event Stats Of course, this only includes the events we are told about or otherwise detect!

  9. Plus Lightning! Total Lightning Days Summer 2010

  10. Flooding July 1st 2010– Thunderstorm complex tracked through central SK into the MB Interlake. Golf ball to baseball sized hail in central SK and flash flooding in Yorkton, SK.

  11. Flooding July 22nd 2010– Slow-moving intense thunderstorm produced 125 mm (5 inches) of rain in the North Battleford.

  12. Tornadoes Widespread Damage from Devastating F3 Tornado in Kawacatoose First Nation and around Raymore and Semans, July 2, 2010.

  13. Winter Severe Weather • Kills and injuries many more Canadians than Summer Severe Weather • Traffic collisions • Snow shovelling • Slips and falls • Hypothermia/exposure to cold • Storms on a massive scale with large impacts

  14. Scale of a Summer Storm One storm covering part of a county

  15. Snow Heavy Snow L Freezing Rain X Rain Showers Scale of a Winter Storm One storm covering thousands of square kilometres

  16. Emergencies – Weather Secondary Impact • Major Fires • Well Blow-outs • Pipeline ruptures • Train Derailments • Major Chemical spills/releases • Etc.

  17. Weather Information that Environment Canada provides and where you can find it

  18. Environment Canada Watch/Warning Program Environment Canada’s Weather Service number 1 mandate is to provide Canadians with as much lead time as possible in advance of severe events throughout the year

  19. Weather Warnings, Weather Watches and Special Weather Statements

  20. Special Weather Statement • Significantly unusual and noteworthy weather that does not necessarily meet weather warning criteria • Early or Late seasonal Snowfall (less than 10 cm) • Extensive fog, smoke or airborne dust • Patchy freezing drizzle • Lead time 12 hours to 2 days

  21. Weather Watch WATCH - Yellow Alert • Nothing may be happening, but the potential exists for severe thunderstorms to develop within the next few hours (watch generally issued with 2-6 hrs lead time) • Stay tuned for updated forecasts/warnings Summer (Thunderstorm and Tornadoes) - target lead time Tornado watch: 1 to 2 hours - target lead time for Thunderstorm watch: 6 hours Winter (Winter Storms) - target lead time 12 to 48 hours

  22. Weather Warning WARNING – Red Alert • Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings • Severe weather is occurring or immanent, Take immediate action! • Other Weather Warnings • Severe weather is occurring or is expected to occur within the next 12 hours Summer (Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms) - target lead time for Tornado Warnings: 30 minutes - target lead time for Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: 30 minutes Other Weather Warnings (Blizzard, Snowfall, Rainfall, Wind, etc) - target lead time 12 hours

  23. Weather Watch – Be aware of the potential dangers!

  24. Weather Warning – Take Action!

  25. Lightning… • Environment Canada Does not issue Watches and Warnings if lightning is the only threat.

  26. www.weatheroffice.gc.ca

  27. www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings

  28. Large Scale Regions – Forecasts, Watches, Winter Warnings

  29. Small Scale Warning Regions –Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado

  30. RadarImagery • Imagery available in near real-time • Loops at 10 minute intervals over a 1 or 3 hour period

  31. Historical Weather Data

  32. Seasonal Forecasts

  33. Seasonal Forecasts

  34. Seasonal Forecasts

  35. Seasonal Forecasts

  36. (*62 City Pages)

  37. Weatheradio • Continuous broadcast of weather info • Line of sight broadcast…trees, hills may disrupt signal • Standby mode  Tone Alert when Warnings issued • Specific Area Message Encoding – (SAME) Get the Warnings for YOUR area • Special frequencies…so require a special receiver

  38. Extra Services Provided To EMO

  39. Environment Canada EMO Training Sessions • Weather Services for EMO’s • Weather Safety and Weather Preparedness (general weather) • Storm Recognition (summer focus)

  40. Emergency Exercises • Assist in hazard identification and risk assessment • Assist in exercise design • Provision of mock weather bulletins • Presentation on severe weather as prelude to exercise

  41. EC Storm Prediction Centres • 1 800-66STORM(1 800 667 8676) • To be used by Emergency Management Personnel (municipal, provincial or federal) for major emergencies or catastrophic events when; • Current weather forecast lacks detail necessary to combat situation or Significant discrepancy between EC weather forecast and current conditions

  42. Wabamum, AB August 3, 2005 • 43 Rail cars derailed • Up to 1.3 million litres of heavy Bunker C Fuel Oil spilled from rail cars • Spilled substance made it to the lake • Emergency request made to Environment Canada to provide specialized point weather forecast to assist clean-up operations

  43. Specialized Product

  44. Tsuu T’ina Nation Garbage Fire Feb 15, 2012 (SW Calgary, Feb 15/12, Rick Donkers YYC Herald)

  45. Hythe AB, Gas Well Blow-Out • February 24, 2010 • Gas well blow-out • Environment Canada Environmental Emergency Response Section • (Dec 20, 2011 Port Lambton On Marina fire, dispersion model information available in 58 minutes) (Photo courtesy CBC News)

  46. Specialized Product

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