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WWCN16 CWWG 132355
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:55 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE
PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING
SLAVE LAKE
WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 25 TO 30 MM IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 50 MM ARE POSSIBLE.
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY. RAIN WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY BEFORE ENDING.
SOME COMMUNITIES NEAR THE SASKATCHEWAN BORDER MAY SEE RAIN
TRANSITION TO SNOW ON FRIDAY.
DUE TO RECENT AND CONTINUED MELT OF THE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE NORMAL
WINTER SNOWPACK AND RECENT OVERLAND FLOODING CONDITIONS, THE GROUND
LIKELY HAS A REDUCED ABILITY TO ABSORB RAINFALL.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. DON'T DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. WATCH FOR
WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS.
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 X USING
(HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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