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WWCN15 CWWG 171034
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:34 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WIND - FOR:
OKOTOKS - HIGH RIVER - CLARESHOLM
KANANASKIS - CANMORE
NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 KM/H ARE LIKELY TODAY.
WIND GUSTS OF 90 KM/H WERE REPORTED AT A NUMBER OF SITES LAST NIGHT,
INCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY NEAR EXSHAW, NORDEGG,
AND HINTON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WIND PRONE AREAS
TODAY.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES
WILL BE PUSHED AROUND BY THE WIND. THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY DUE TO
FLYING OR FALLING DEBRIS.
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
END/PASPC
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