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WWCN11 CWNT 250854
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:54 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 25 JULY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION
COLVILLE LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 40 TO 80 MM ARE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AREAS
MAY APPROACH 100 MM RAINFALL IN THIS EVENT, WHICH IS MORE THAN
DOUBLE THE NORMAL RAINFALL FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY IN THIS
AREA.
RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE
OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY BEFORE THE EVENT ENDS EARLY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF NECESSARY.
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
DAMAGE TO SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS POSSIBLE. NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS. STAY AWAY FROM
RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)NTSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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