Top-Ten Weather Stories of 2011
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Floods, Fires, and Flurries in 2011
Weather watchers were witness to a number of disasters in 2011, from unprecedented flooding in the Prairies, to hurricanes pummeling the Maritimes. CTVNews.ca looks back on the biggest weather stories of 2011.
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Historic floods in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Peter Bradley walks through the floodwaters in front of his home in Twin Beach, Man., Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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A road is closed due to high water in the Qu'Appelle Valley northwest of Regina, on Sunday, April 17, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Roy Antal
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Volunteers sandbag a home in Twin Beach, Man. Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Wildfires ravage Slave Lake
The remains of a house are shown in Slave Lake, Alta. on Monday, May 16, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson
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The smouldering remains of houses are shown in Slave Lake, Alta., on Monday, May 16, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson
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Firefighters work on the smoldering remains of houses in Slave Lake, Alta., on Monday, May 16, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson
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Richelieu River floods
A couple make their way along a street immersed by flood waters from the Richelieu River in the town of Saint-Blaise-Sur-Richelieu, Que., Sunday, May 8, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Local residents use a boat to make their way along a flooded street in the town of St-Paul-de-I'lle-aux-Noix, Que., Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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A couple walk through the receding flood waters along the Richelieu River in St. Jean, Que., Friday, May 27, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Challenging growing season for farmers
A tractor located in a market garden east of Lumsden sits in water in the Qu'Appelle Valley town northwest of Regina, on Saturday, April 17, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Roy Antal
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A farmer turns over the soil in a field in Shubenacadie, N.S. on Thursday, May 26, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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A farmer sprays blueberry bushes near Mission, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Tornado hits Goderich
Debbie Hakkers looks for possessions in the second floor bedroom of her tornado-ravaged house in Goderich, Ont. on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Large cranes are seen at the Sifto salt mine after a tornado ripped through the facility in Goderich, Ont. Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
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Parts of Goderich, Ont. sit in ruins after a tornado ripped through the town, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
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Atlantic region battered by hurricanes
Neighbours look at the damage after a 300-year old tree was blown down onto a duplex by the remnants of Hurricane Irene in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Waves pound the rocks at Peggy's Cove, N.S. on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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A runner makes his way past a downed tree top along Waterloo Row in Fredericton, N.B., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Smith
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Summer a mixed bag of weather
A woman jogs during the cool morning air in a downtown Montreal park, Thursday, July 28, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Dogs play on the beach under overcast skies and with cool temperatures in English Bay in Vancouver, Wednesday, July 27, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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A man sticks his head in a fountain as a heat wave hits Toronto, Thursday, July 21, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Arctic sea ice near record low
Arctic ice is shown in this undated handout photo provided by NOAA.
AP Photo/NOAA
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Ice floes float in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in this undated photo.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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A polar bear is shown in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in this undated photo.
AP Photo/Subhankar Banerjee
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Groundhog Day blizzard
Hundreds of cars are seen stranded on Lake Shore drive in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.
AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato
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U.S. Postal Service letter carriers Joe Moyer, left, and Shawn Cushman, right, both of Burlington, Iowa, use snow blowers to clear out the parking lot of post office in downtown Burlington, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.
AP Photo/The Hawk Eye, John Lovretta
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Trucks line up as west bound I-44 is closed to traffic between Springfield, Mo. and the Oklahoma State line on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.
AP Photo/Springfield News-Leader, Dean Curtis
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High winds rip through southern Alberta
Firefighters inspect damage after windows blew out and parts of an office tower were taken off by high winds in Calgary, Alta. on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
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MyNews contributor Cody Kapcsos sends in this image of wind damage in Stirling, Alta. on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Ian Harrop shared this photo of a a damaged home after a wind storm ravaged the High River, Alta., area on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.
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