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WWCN16 CWWG 271049
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:49 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK
SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG
FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE
DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE
LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD
WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA
LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST
WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS
HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.
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==DISCUSSION==
A LONG PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS
EXPECTED.
SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 30 CM BY FRIDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES
THROUGH THE EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY DUE TO A COUPLE OF FACTORS.
INITIALLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MELTING. ALSO,
THE SNOW IS FALLING IN RELATIVELY NARROW BANDS, WHICH WILL LEAD TO
HIGH TOTALS OVER SOME AREAS WITH LESS NEARBY.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. 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 X USING
(HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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