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WWCN15 CWWG 100406
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:06 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED BEGINNING
SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BECOME SNOW ON SATURDAY MORNING AS
TEMPERATURES DROP. COMMUNITIES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, SUCH AS PINCHER
CREEK, WILL LOWER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 5 TO 10 CM RANGE. COMMUNITIES
AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS, SUCH AS CROWSNEST PASS AND WATERTON LAKES
NATIONAL PARK, WILL SEE CLOSER TO 20 CM BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL WILL EASE ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND END BY MONDAY MORNING.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.
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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