Alertes en vigueur Foothills Co. near Longview and Eden Valley Res.

A long period of snowfall is expected, with total accumulations of 15 to 25 cm.

The heaviest snow will fall on Saturday.

Snow over southern Alberta will spread northwards today. General amounts of 5 to 10 cm are anticipated by Saturday morning with another 10 to 15 cm forecast before the snow tapers off Saturday evening.

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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.

Snowfall warnings are issued when significant snowfall is expected.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ABStorm.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.