Winter storm brings frigid temperatures, freezing rain, blowing snow to much of Alberta
CBC
Much of Alberta is under weather warnings Monday morning as a winter storm brings snow, freezing rain, strong winds, blowing snow and a rapid drop in temperatures to the province.
Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for the Edmonton area as well as for communities including Drayton Valley, Fort Saskatchewan, Grande Prairie, Hinton, Camrose, Lloydminster, Wainwright, Mayerthorpe, Athabasca and Edson.
Other parts of the province such as Brooks, Strathmore, Drumheller, Coronation, Medicine Hat, Red Deer and Stettler, are under wind warnings.
Snowfall warnings have been issued for Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek, Kananaskis, Canmore, Nordegg, Peace River, High Prairie, Slave Lake and other areas.
All of the warnings are listed on Environment Canada's public weather alerts page for Alberta.
In an alert for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park issued early Monday, Environment Canada warns of patchy freezing rain along the Yellowhead Highway corridor between Entwistle and Edmonton.
Edmonton was at its forecast high of 1 C by 10 a.m. Monday, with a sharp drop in temperature expected to a low of –21 C overnight, with wind chill overnight making it feel like –32.
A special weather statement has been issued for Calgary, with strong winds, snow, blowing snow and a rapid drop in temperatures expected for southern Alberta later Monday.
Calgary was at a balmy 9 C on Monday morning, with a forecast calling for a low of –15 C overnight, with wind chill making it feel like –23.
The freezing rain is expected to move eastward toward the Saskatchewan border and expand north and south through the day.
Icy conditions should be expected on highways, Environment Canada said, adding that the freezing rain will change to snow Monday afternoon.
Strong northwest winds will develop in the afternoon, with wind gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour causing poor visibility in blowing snow in the afternoon and evening. The winds will taper off overnight.
Along with the northwest winds, temperatures will drop rapidly, Environment Canada said. Temperature drops of between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius are possible in a short period of time.
Surfaces that are wet from the earlier precipitation may freeze, causing more icy conditions.
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