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WOCN16 CWWG 091119
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:19 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE
=NEW= FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY
CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK
SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG
FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE
DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE
LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD
WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA
LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST
BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE
SLAVE LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS
GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW.
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==DISCUSSION==
THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF ALBERTA,
AND MAY AFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TODAY IN WEST-CENTRAL ALBERTA, AND FOR MUCH
OF THE PROVINCE ON SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT.
BY THE END OF THE DAY SATURDAY, SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE OVER MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA, WITH HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER
WEST-CENTRAL ALBERTA. A SNOWFALL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED WHERE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTHWARDS SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT
AREAS SOUTH OF CALGARY ON SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME, ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED IN CALGARY AND AREAS TO ITS EAST, BUT MORE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL MAY OCCUR AGAINST THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS
IN LOCATIONS SOUTH OF CALGARY.
PREPARE FOR CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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