WWCN15 CWWG 160931
ORANGE WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:31 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
      DRUMHELLER - THREE HILLS
      BROOKS - STRATHMORE - VULCAN
      HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN.

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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY, WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 25 TO 40 CM 
EXPECTED. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. 

THE WINDS ARE ALSO CAUSING SNOW DRIFTS IN A NUMBER OF PLACES, 
INCLUDING THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY NEAR GLEICHAN. ONE REPORT 
RECEIVED FROM GLEICHAN STATED THAT SNOW DRIFTS THERE WERE MEASURED 
TO BE BETWEEN 60 TO 70 CM IN SOME SPOTS. 

SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE 
VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL 
LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. 
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IF DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR 
LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN 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.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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