Oh this just gets better and better.
We now have an official heavy snowfall warning.
From
http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/warnin...rt_e.html?AB12
Quote:
Environment Canada's Official Canadian Weather Warnings
CITY OF CALGARY
3:08 PM MDT MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2003
HEAVY SNOWFALL WARNING FOR
CITY OF CALGARY ISSUED
...FIRST TASTE OF WINTER....
CITY OF CALGARY
3:08 PM MDT MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2003
HEAVY SNOWFALL WARNING FOR
CITY OF CALGARY ISSUED
...FIRST TASTE OF WINTER....
A MOIST PACIFIC DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALBERTA TONIGHT.. COMBINED WITH A COLD OUTFLOW OF AIR FROM AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL COMBINE TO GIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS TO THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN AREAS OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP FIRST NEAR THE ELBOW AT HINTON SPREADING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PARKS. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AT CALGARY CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT.. AND THEN CONTINUE TO SPREAD SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD. PRECIPITATION IS MORE LIKELY TO BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN NEAR THE USA BORDER AND NEAR THE SASKATCHEWAN BORDER.
SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE KANANASKIS.. BANFF AND JASPER AREAS WHERE UP TO 25 CENTIMETRES ARE POSSIBLE.. ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAPER OFF TO 5 CM HEADING SOUTHWARD TO PINCHER CREEK AND LETHBRIDGE AND HEADING EASTWARD TO DRUMHELLER.. RED DEER AND BROOKS.
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I guess we've had our 6 weeks of summer.