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WWCN16 CWWG 262301
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:01 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK
=NEW= SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG
=NEW= FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE
=NEW= DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE
=NEW= LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD
=NEW= WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA
=NEW= LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST
=NEW= WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS
=NEW= HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.
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==DISCUSSION==
A LONG PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS
EXPECTED.
WINTRY WEATHER RETURNS TO ALBERTA TOMORROW. EXPECT WINTER TRAVEL
CONDITIONS FROM TONIGHT TO FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALBERTA.
STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE 10 - 20 CM BY FRIDAY NIGHT, ALTHOUGH
SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 30 CM.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL
ALBERTA. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW, THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS FORECAST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
THERE IS A LOW CERTAINTY IN THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. WARM TEMPERATURES
AHEAD OF THIS STORM MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MELTING AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE EVENT. ALSO, THE SNOW MAY FORM IN HEAVY BANDS, WHICH COULD
LEAD TO HIGH TOTALS OVER SOME AREAS WITH LESS NEARBY. SNOWFALL
WARNINGS WILL BE UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
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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