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SNOW & LOTS OF IT

Southern Alberta’s snowy weekend

Sep 30, 2019 | 7:09 AM

Environment Canada has lifted all of its snowfall watches and warnings for Alberta after a weekend storm blanketed much of the province in the white stuff.

Meteorologist Kyle Fougere says a large chunk of the province got at least 25 to 40 centimetres, but the highest accumulations were in Waterton Lakes National Park, which got 95 centimetres of snow, while parts of Lethbridge got 50 to 60 centimetres.

Fougere says September snowfalls aren’t unusual in Alberta but warmer air and westerly winds are on the way.

The following is a summary of information received by
Environment Canada as of 1 p.m. September 30.

1. Summary of Total Snowfall – Amounts in Centimetres:

Carway: 79
Pekisko: 72
Beaver Mines: 63
Milk River: 47
Claresholm: 36
Calgary Intl Airport: 27
Pincher Creek: 24
Nordegg: 13

2. Summary of Total Reports Received by Social Media – Amounts
in Centimetres:

Waterton: 95
Near Cardston: 70-90
Taber: 60
Bragg Creek: 50
Lethbridge 50-60
Claresholm: 40-45
Exshaw: 44
Okotoks: 40
Calgary: 32
Brooks: 34
High River: 26
Kananaskis: 30
Oyen: 28
Airdrie: 27
Cochrane: 27
High River: 27
Drumheller: 23
Waiparous: 17

3. Previous Reports received by Social Media at 4 p.m. Sunday, September 29:

Highway 22 South of Chain Lakes: 80
Hillcrest: 60
Turner Valley: 60
Castle Mountain: 50
Crowsnest Pass: 40-45
Exshaw: 33
Warner: 33
Taber: 32
Fort MacLeod: 30
Priddis: 27
De Winton: 23
Cochrane: 21
Brooks: 16
Carstairs: 11
Didsbury: 9