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Snowfall warning issued for Okotoks, Foothills County

Heavy snow is expected to begin Tuesday night with Okotoks, Foothills County and surrounding area under a snowfall warning
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Heavy snow is expected to begin Tuesday night with Okotoks, Foothills County and surrounding area under a snowfall warning.

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning on Feb. 2 stating "snowfall at times heavy will begin tonight, with reduced visibility in heavier bands of snow. Most areas will see a widespread 5 to 10 centimetres, with some localized areas seeing 10 to 15 centimetres by tomorrow morning.

"Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow."

Snowfall warnings are issued when significant snowfall is expected.

The warning is in effect for Okotoks, DeWinton, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, High River, Aldersyde, Cayley, Longview and Eden Valley, Priddis, Bragg Creek, Claresholm, Stavely, Nanton as well as the City of Calgary.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ABStorm.

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