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WWCN16 CWWG 082133
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:33 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WITH TOTAL
AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAINFALL WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS
TEMPERATURES DROP. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO HIGHER
ELEVATIONS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY, BUT WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY
FRIDAY EVENING. ROUGHLY 10 CM IS EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING, WITH
ANOTHER 5 TO 10 CM ON SATURDAY.
SNOWFALL WILL END LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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
END/PASPC
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