Snowfall hits Calgary, warnings issued for mountain areas

Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for Banff, Canmore and surrounding areas on Wednesday afternoon.

"An area of snow is moving through the Lake Louise and Kananaskis regions," the agency said in a release.

"Higher elevations have the potential to see accumulations of 10 to 15 centimetres before snow tapers off this evening."

Snow began falling in Calgary in the late afternoon, and Environment Canada forecast accumulations of two to four centimetres. It said the snow would taper off in the evening.

• Snowfall warning issued for central Alberta

The warning for the mountain areas included a cautionary note to drivers that visibility may be "suddenly reduced" during periods of heavy snow.

The snowfall warnings are in effect for the following, specific areas:

• Banff NationalPark near Banff
• Banff National Park near Lake Louise
• Banff National Park near Saskatchewan River Crossing
• Clearwater Countynear Siffleur Wilderness Area
• Kananaskis Improvement District near Highwood House
• Kananaskis Improvement District near Kananaskis Village
• M.D. of Bighorn near Canmore, Exshaw and Ghost Lake
• M.D. of Bighorn near Ghost River Wilderness

Environment Canada says it issues snowfall warnings "when significant snowfall is expected."

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