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WWCN16 CWWG 262301

SNOWFALL WARNING

FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:01 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.

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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:

=NEW= CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK

=NEW= SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG

=NEW= FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE

=NEW= DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE

=NEW= LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD

=NEW= WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA

=NEW= LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST

=NEW= WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS

=NEW= HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.



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==DISCUSSION==



A LONG PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS 

EXPECTED.



WINTRY WEATHER RETURNS TO ALBERTA TOMORROW. EXPECT WINTER TRAVEL 

CONDITIONS FROM TONIGHT TO FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALBERTA. 



STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE 10 - 20 CM BY FRIDAY NIGHT, ALTHOUGH 

SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 30 CM. 



PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL 

ALBERTA. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW, THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE 

HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS FORECAST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW 

WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 



THERE IS A LOW CERTAINTY IN THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. WARM TEMPERATURES 

AHEAD OF THIS STORM MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MELTING AT THE BEGINNING 

OF THE EVENT. ALSO, THE SNOW MAY FORM IN HEAVY BANDS, WHICH COULD 

LEAD TO HIGH TOTALS OVER SOME AREAS WITH LESS NEARBY. SNOWFALL 

WARNINGS WILL BE UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS.



BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. 

PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF 

VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND 

MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. 



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.



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