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WWCN15 CWWG 181841
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:41 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING
HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL CONTINUES OVER SECTIONS OF THE ICEFIELDS
PARKWAY.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE VARIABLE BUT AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS,
SUCH AS SUNWAPTA PASS AND BOW SUMMIT, UPWARDS OF 30 CM IS EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY EVENING. FURTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY INTO
SATURDAY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL VARY FROM 1700 METRES OVERNIGHT AND IN THE MORNINGS
TO 2000 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING
AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL 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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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