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special weather statement in effect — Yellowhead Co. near MacKay Wildwood and Evansburg, Canada

Event time: Last updated: 11 hr ago Canada
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The first significant snowfall of the year is expected.

A long duration snowfall event is expected through parts of central Alberta beginning this evening and persisting until Thursday morning. Total snowfall amounts may reach 15 cm.

Allow extra time for travel.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating road conditions.

There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic.

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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.

Measurements

Coordinates53.5803, -115.1339
RegionYellowhead Co. near MacKay Wildwood and Evansburg
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityCanada — ca-msc-xx
Cap UrgencyImmediate
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-10-28T11:23:30-00:00

Official source

Warnings courtesy of the issuing national meteorological service, via the WMO Alert Hub.

This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.

Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).

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Source updated 11 hours ago (Oct 27, 2026 19:25 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 18 seconds ago

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What to do

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