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WWCN16 CWWG 271049

SNOWFALL WARNING

FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:49 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.

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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:

      CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK

      SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG

      FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE

      DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE

      LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD

      WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA

      LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST

      WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS

      HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.



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==DISCUSSION==



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

EXPECTED.



SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 30 CM BY FRIDAY MORNING. 



SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES 

THROUGH THE EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 

FRIDAY. 



TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY DUE TO A COUPLE OF FACTORS. 

INITIALLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MELTING. ALSO, 

THE SNOW IS FALLING IN RELATIVELY NARROW BANDS, WHICH WILL LEAD TO 

HIGH TOTALS OVER SOME AREAS WITH LESS NEARBY.



PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. TAKE 

FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW. 



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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