Residents asked to stay off the Red Deer River

The City of Red Deer is asking residents to stay off the Red Deer River as a high streamflow advisory is in effect.

Streamflow advisories are issued by Alberta Environment when stream levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly.

A rainfall warning is in effect for Red Deer, with the current forecast calling for up to 80mm of rain for the city by Wednesday morning, and up to 100 to 150mm of rainfall is in the forecast for the upper Red Deer and Little Red Deer basins.

The City says they are working with Alberta Environment to determine potential impacts of this weather system on local waterways. A flood watch is not in effect for Red Deer at this time.