Tag Archives: Weather

Alberta records first tornado of the year
Alberta's first tornado of the year has been confirmed near the community of Mossleigh, about 90 kilometres southeast of Calgary.Environment Canada says a landspout tornado touched down just after 10 ...
May 27, 2020

Snowfall warning for Red Deer area
The special weather statement issued Monday morning for Red Deer and surrounding areas by Environment Canada has been changed a snowfall warning. Affected areas include: City of Red Deer, Red Deer Cou...
Mar 30, 2020

Snowfall warning for Red Deer, surrounding areas
Get your shovels ready because it appears you'll need it in a big way this weekend. A snowfall warning has been issued for Red Deer and surrounding areas. Environment Canada says a Pacific weather sys...
Mar 06, 2020

Heavy snow prompts weather warning Red Deer and area
UPDATE: The weather warning was ended at 2:21 p.m.=== Heavy bands of snow moving through the area have prompted Environment Canada to issue a weather warning for Red Deer and surrounding areas. Visibi...
Feb 11, 2020

Red Deer sets record low, comes close to another
RED DEER- If it's going to be this cold it might as well be record-setting, right? Red Deer set a new record low this morning (Wed.) when the temperature hit an unofficial -42.5 Celsius at the Red Dee...
Jan 15, 2020 rdnewsNOW file photo

Shelters bracing to help Red Deer’s homeless during cold snap
Red Deer's Safe Harbour Society is hopeful they have enough space for those who'll need it during the cold snap about to hit our city. Temperatures are forecast to fall as low as -26 Celsius between n...
Jan 08, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Wet, cold, and dark: Environment Canada names Top 10 weather events of 2019
Wet. Cold. In the dark. And puzzled.That about sums up how the weather in 2019 left Canadians feeling, says David Phillips, Environment Canada's chief meteorologist."It's almost as if normal doesn't h...
Dec 18, 2019

Cold, stormy winter forecast across much of Canada, The Weather Network predicts
It's going to be a long, cold and messy winter across much of Canada, according to the seasonal forecast released Monday by the Weather Network. November has already brought historically early snowfal...
Nov 18, 2019

Cold weather to park itself over Red Deer this weekend
It's about to get cold and snowy in these parts.Environment Canada has issued both a Special Weather Statement and Frost Advisory for the Red Deer region.The Special Weather Statement states the follo...
Sep 26, 2019

22 tornadoes in Alberta so far this year
With summer not yet over, Alberta has already seen its busiest tornado season in 20 years. Our province has had 22 confirmed touchdowns in 2019, according to Environment Canada, including two EF2 and ...
Aug 09, 2019 July 14 tornado near Crossfield (Photo: Kyle Brittain)