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WWCN15 CWWG 171213
ORANGE WARNING - WIND
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:13 A.M. MST WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
M.D. OF WILLOW CREEK NEAR CLARESHOLM AND STAVELY
LETHBRIDGE - TABER - MILK RIVER
CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH
CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 130 KM/H ARE LIKELY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 3
CORRIDOR BETWEEN LETHBRIDGE AND THE B.C. BORDER LATE THIS MORNING
AND THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING.
UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE VERY
DIFFICULT. HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES COULD BE OVERTURNED BY THE WIND.
SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE PREPARED TO ADAPT YOUR DRIVING FOR CHANGING
CONDITIONS.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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