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WWCN16 CWWG 092143
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:43 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS
HINTON - GRANDE CACHE
GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER WEST-CENTRAL ALBERTA TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY.
RAINFALL WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS
EVENING, BUT WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE, RANGING FROM ABOUT 7 CM TO
25 CM.
COMMUNITIES IN PROTECTED VALLEYS AND LOWER TERRAIN, SUCH AS THE
TOWNSITES OF JASPER, GRANDE PRAIRIE, AND VALLEYVIEW, WILL SEE
SNOWFALL TOTALS AT THE LOWER END OF THIS RANGE.
AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES, SUCH AS HIGHWAY
40 BETWEEN GRANDE PRAIRIE AND HINTON, WILL SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AT
THE HIGHER END OF THIS RANGE.
SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF NORTH TO SOUTH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR
TRAVEL. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW.
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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