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WWCN16 CWWG 280535
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:35 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY RAIN IS DEVELOPING, WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 40-60 MM EXPECTED BY
SATURDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STEADY RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING, WITH
THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE, AND LOCALIZED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 60
MM ARE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL WILL END SATURDAY MORNING.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. SOME TRAVEL
DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE.
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 SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
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