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WWCN15 CWWG 171758
ORANGE WARNING - WIND
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:58 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 WILL INCREASE TO GUST UP TO 130 KM/H 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. 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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