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WWCN16 CWWG 101026
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:26 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 10 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 WILL CONTINUE OVER WEST-CENTRAL ALBERTA TODAY.
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 END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
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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