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WWCN16 CWWG 151016
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:16 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 15 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.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - ENDED FOR:
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
RAIN WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 25 TO 30 MM CONTINUES. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
AS HIGH AS 50 MM ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. NEAR THE SASKATCHEWAN
BORDER, RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. CLOSER TO B.C.,
RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING.
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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