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WWCN15 CWWG 112213
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:13 P.M. MST SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
=NEW= LETHBRIDGE - TABER - MILK RIVER
=NEW= CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH
=NEW= CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MORNING.
GUSTS OF 100 KM/H ARE LIKELY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WEST OF HWY 2 BETWEEN CARDSTON AND FORT MACLEOD IS WHERE THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY THE EVENING.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES
WILL BE PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, BRANCHES
OR SOFT SHELTERS IS POSSIBLE. 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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