FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: CALGARY AB UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO FLOODING:

City of Calgary enters state of local emergency in response to heavy rainfall Mayor Gondek stressed the declaration is a precautionary measure The City of Calgary has announced a state of local emergency in response to heavy rainfall.

The special order came into effect at 3:59 p.m. on Monday.

In a news conference, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the special order allows police and fire departments to go door-to-door in the event of an evacuation, gives the city's water services team access to property to protect critical infrastructure, and allows the city to quickly secure supplies if needed.

In a warning issued Monday morning by Environment Canada, the agency said prolonged and significant rainfall events will bring 75 to 125 mm of rain by Wednesday morning in the Calgary region. In some areas, rainfall totals of 150 mm or more are possible, the agency said.

Calgary saw 26.1 mm of rain on Monday.

Gondek stressed that the declaration of the order has been made as a precautionary measure, and that rainfall projections and water levels remain lower than in 2013, when downtown and other parts of the city were flooded.

Chief Susan Henry with the Calgary Emergency Management Agency said any potential evacuations will depend on how weather conditions develop over the next couple of days.

Bowness and Sunnyside, which border the Bow River, are the Calgary neighbourhoods most at risk of high flows, said Henry.