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Shamrock celebrations were snowed under and cancelled in 1998 when a massive storm hit the city. Twenty-three years ago, the snow began falling on March 16 and continued into the next day, paralyzing Calgary and much of southern Alberta. Calgarians navigated the snow-clogged streets any way they could, with cross-country skis, snowshoes, sleds and even snowmobiles. Photo by Postmedia archives /Calgary Herald
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Environment Canada called it one of the country’s biggest weather stories of the year: “On St. Patrick’s Day, nothing was green in Calgary after the city experienced its worst March snowstorm in 113 years. The airport recorded 32 (to 39) cm of snow, but most other parts of the city received about 40 to 45 cm. Downtown Calgary was a ghost town. Motorists couldn’t dig out of their driveways,
Wild Weather Headed to WA’s Pilbara Area, Heavy Rainfall and Strong Winds Predicted
Authorities have issued a cyclone blue alert from Mardie to Ningaloo on the northwest cape of the Pilbara in Western Australia.
A tropical low is predicted to track over land, roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast on February 2, before moving offshore and then rapidly intensifying into a cyclone on Wednesday.
The next tropical cyclone in the Australian region will be named Marian.
Areas near the northwest cape are being urged to prepare for wind gusts of up to 85km/h and heavy rain.
Port Hedland, Karratha and eastern parts of the Pilbara are now out of the path of the low pressure system, but a severe weather warning is still in place, with heavy rainfall and strong winds predicted.
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Premium Content  Ten years have passed since merciless water rose through their Auchenflower home, but Kate Peters and Greg Woodbury will never forget the flood smell . Everything smelt, you never forget the flood smell, Ms Peters said. On January 11, 2011 Brisbane residents rushed to salvage their possessions and evacuate as the river burst its banks and water rushed into low-lying areas across the city. Vincent St was among the hardest hit streets and once flood waters receded returning families realised they had lost almost everything. The water came up chest height upstairs, so about 80-85 per cent of everything we owned went to the tip covered in mud, Ms Peters said.
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One person has been taken to hospital after a two-car crash at Elaman Creek on Wednesday morning.
Emergency services were called to Maleny-Kenilworth Rd and Upper Cedar Creek Rd at 8.40am.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said four people were assessed on scene with only one requiring transport to hospital.
“The patient was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition,” she said.
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