UPDATE: WARNING ENDED – 8 P.M. FRIDAY
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First it was extreme cold (for weeks) now it’s extreme snow.
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for central Alberta with 10 to 20 centimetres of the white stuff expected to blanket the Red Deer area by Friday afternoon.
An area of heavy snow has developed through central Alberta.
General snowfall amounts will be 10-15 cm, however, locally heavier amounts of 20-25 cm is possible by the time the snow ends this afternoon.
The heavy snow is banded so the range of snowfall amounts in the warned region could vary significantly.
Snowfall accumulation rates have been on the order of 2-5 cm/hour in the heaviest bands.
Southern portions of the warned area have already recorded close to 20 cm of snow.
The heavy snow will taper off by Friday afternoon.
Snowfall warnings are in effect for several regions across the province, including:
Red Deer – Ponoka – Innisfail – Stettler
Rocky Mountain House – Caroline
Drayton Valley – Devon – Rimbey – Pigeon Lake
Airdrie – Cochrane – Olds – Sundre
Drumheller – Three Hills
