001
WWCN16 CWWG 242350
ORANGE WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:50 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR GIPSY LAKE AND WHITEMUD FALLS
R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR MARIANA LAKE
R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR STONY MTN PROV. PARK AND
ENGSTROM LAKE
LAC LA BICHE CO. NEAR CROW LAKE PROV. PARK
LAC LA BICHE CO. NEAR WIAU WINEFRED AND GRIST LAKES
R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR JANVIER SOUTH AND CONKLIN.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL OVER HIGHWAYS AND COMMUNITIES SOUTH OF FORT
MCMURRAY, WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 40 - 70 CM EXPECTED.
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 CM OF SNOW IS FORECAST OVERNIGHT, WITH HEAVIER
SNOW BANDS POTENTIALLY BRINGING LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LIGHT
FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING, IMPROVING VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW.
ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW. KEEP ROOFS
CLEAR TO AVOID THE DANGER OF HEAVY SNOW LOADS. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED, PROTECT YOURSELF BY STAYING IN YOUR VEHICLE.
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
END/PASPC
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page