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WWCN15 CWWG 102138
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:38 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= KANANASKIS - CANMORE
=NEW= BANFF NATIONAL PARK
=NEW= HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING
=NEW= HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.
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==DISCUSSION==
5 TO 20 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED, DEPENDING ON LOCATION.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BETWEEN MIDDAY SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES, WHICH WOULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE ICEFIELDS
PARKWAY, WHERE UP TO 20 CM OF SNOW MAY FALL IN SOME LOCATIONS. HIGH
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER SOME MOUNTAIN HIKING
TRAILS.
NEAR 10 CM OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER SOME OTHER TRAVEL ROUTES THROUGH
THE ROCKIES, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY, WHICH
MAY MAKE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
NEAR 5 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE TOWNSITES OF BANFF AND
CANMORE.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MAKE AN
EMERGENCY PLAN AND GET AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH DRINKING WATER, FOOD,
MEDICINE, A FIRST-AID KIT AND A FLASHLIGHT. FOR INFORMATION ON
EMERGENCY PLANS AND KITS GO TO HTTPS://WWW.GETPREPARED.GC.CA/.
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
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