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WWCN15 CWWG 112148
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:48 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
KANANASKIS - CANMORE
BANFF NATIONAL PARK
HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING
HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED, DEPENDING ON
LOCATION.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT, WITH LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY.
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ICEFIELDS
PARKWAY, WHERE UP TO 20 CM OF SNOW MAY FALL. SIMILAR SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOME MOUNTAIN HIKING TRAILS, WHILE
THE TOWNSITES OF BANFF AND CANMORE MAY ONLY RECEIVE AROUND 5 CM.
SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG OTHER TRAVEL ROUTES THROUGH THE ROCKIES,
INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY, WHICH MAY MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
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. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY
SNOW. 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
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