Much of Alberta, including Red Deer, under snowfall warning

Snowfall will begin in southern Alberta this morning, spreading northward through the day. Snowfall intensity will vary through the day and tonight, with general amounts of 5 to 10 cm anticipated by Saturday morning.

Snowfall will intensify early Saturday morning, with another 10 to 15 cm anticipated by Saturday evening.

Snowfall will ease and gradually end overnight into Sunday morning.

Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

Snowfall warnings are issued when significant snowfall is expected.

Continue to monitor alerts (like this one) and forecasts issued by Environment Canada; and to report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ABStorm.