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WWCN16 CWWG 071143
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:43 A.M. MST SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= NRN SUNRISE CO. NEAR LOON PRAIRIE RES. AND BISON LAKE
=NEW= M.D. OF OPPORTUNITY NEAR PEERLESS LAKE AND TROUT LAKE
=NEW= M.D. OF OPPORTUNITY NEAR RED EARTH CREEK AND LOON LAKE
=NEW= M.D. OF OPPORTUNITY NEAR CHIPEWYAN LAKE
=NEW= R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR FORT MACKAY AND WALLACE CREEK
=NEW= R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR FORT MCMURRAY AND ANZAC
=NEW= R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR GIPSY LAKE AND WHITEMUD FALLS
=NEW= R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR GRAND RAPIDS WILDLAND PROV. PARK
=NEW= CO. OF NORTHERN LIGHTS NEAR PADDLE PRAIRIE SMT
=NEW= MACKENZIE CO. NEAR LA CRETE AND BUFFALO HEAD PRAIRIE
=NEW= MACKENZIE CO. NEAR THE TALLCREE AND WADLIN LAKE RESERVES.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY.
LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW IS EXPECTED IN PARTS OF NORTHERN ALBERTA TODAY AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN
BEFORE MIDNIGHT AS ANOTHER LOW FORMS AND WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A SWATH FROM PADDLE PRAIRIE METIS
SETTLEMENT TO FORT MCMURRAY, WHERE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 CM ARE
POSSIBLE.
SNOWFALL WILL END BY SUNDAY EVENING.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES
ARE POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL.
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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