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WWCN15 CWWG 082228
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:28 P.M. MST SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= KANANASKIS - CANMORE
=NEW= NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734.
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==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOW WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.
SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER WEST-CENTRAL ALBERTA TONIGHT AND MOVE SOUTHWARD
ALONG THE FOOTHILLS ON SUNDAY.
THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY FOR
COMMUNITIES NEAR HINTON-GRANDE CACHE. FOR AREAS FURTHER SOUTH, THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE DUE TO LOCAL
TERRAIN EFFECTS AND THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM.
THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY MONDAY MORNING.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING
LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. TAKE
FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW.
SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
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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