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AWCN15 CWWG 261226
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:26 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2026.
DISCUSSION.
THE SPRING STORM THAT BROUGHT RAIN, SNOW, STRONG WINDS, AND BLOWING
SNOW TO ALBERTA IS WINDING DOWN.
TUESDAY NIGHT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MM
FELL OVER EAST-CENTRAL ALBERTA. THIS RAIN, IN COMBINATION WITH
FROZEN GROUND AND SNOW MELT, RESULTED IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN AREAS
SUCH AS ATHABASCA COUNTY AS THE GROUND WAS ALREADY NEAR SATURATION
AND HAD LITTLE ABILITY TO ABSORB FURTHER RAINFALL.
HEAVY SNOW BEGAN ON WEDNESDAY IN NORTHEASTERN ALBERTA AND CONTINUED
UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. GENERALLY, AREAS SAW BETWEEN 20 TO 40 CM OF
SNOW FOR THIS MULTI-DAY EVENT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AND SNOW
DRIFTS OCCURRED IN AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MCMURRAY WITH MULTIPLE
HIGHWAY CLOSURES, INCLUDING HIGHWAY 63 AND HIGHWAY 881 FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
STRONG WINDS BEGAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEASTERN ALBERTA. THE
WINDS THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL ALBERTA ON THURSDAY AND LASTED
UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED AT
SUNNYNOOK WITH PEAK WINDS OF 96 KM/H. CALGARY EXPERIENCED PEAK WINDS
OF 91 KM/H. POWER OUTAGES OCCURRED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ALBERTA DUE TO
THESE STRONG WINDS.
ON FRIDAY, FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTED IN REDUCED
VISIBILITY, BLOWING SNOW, AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS, WITH TRAVEL
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ALBERTA.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL, AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS
ARRIVED ON ITS HEELS WITH SEVERAL AREAS SETTING A DAILY MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25 (TEMPERATURE VALUES GIVEN
IN DEGREES CELSIUS):
BOW ISLAND AREA
NEW RECORD OF -6.5
OLD RECORD OF -5.5 SET IN 2008
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1961
HENDRICKSON CREEK AREA
NEW RECORD OF -19.9
OLD RECORD OF -15.9 SET IN 2017
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1995
STONY PLAIN AREA
NEW RECORD OF -6.8
OLD RECORD OF -6.3 SET IN 2008
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1966
NOTE: THE TEMPERATURE RECORDS REPORTED HERE HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM A
SELECTION OF HISTORICAL STATIONS IN EACH GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT WERE
ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD OF RECORD.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
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