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WWCN16 CWWG 021028
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:28 A.M. MDT SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
=NEW= WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS
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.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 90 KM/H ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THIS
MORNING.
WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SATURATED SOILS, TREES MAY BE MORE
VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING.
LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES WILL BE
PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. SECURE
LOOSE OBJECTS.
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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