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Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Appendices .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

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Introduction
The final weekend of September looked a lot more like mid-winter across southern Alberta and
Saskatchewan, and the snow isn't over yet. Some spots are already buried in drifts a metre deep, and
more is on the way as the storm lingers into Monday. Gusty winds have also made travel dangerous
in blizzard-like conditions across much of the region, prompting the RCMP to discourage travel, even
on major roadways. We look at what's fallen so far, and what's still to come, below.

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The calendar may still say September, but you wouldn't be able to tell across much of southern
Alberta and Saskatchewan. Sunday was another long, snowy day, not just in extreme southern
Alberta, but as far north as Red Deer and Saskatoon, and as far east as Regina by Sunday evening, as
a Colorado low south of the border funnelled additional moisture into the region.

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In addition to official snowfall totals from Environment Canada, amounts in excess of 50 cm were
being reported by residents in Lethbridge by early Sunday evening, with 20 to 25 reported in
southwestern Saskatchewan. Even further south in Alberta, Waterton Park reported 100+ cm of
snow locally.

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The City of Calgary, although not one of the hardest hit areas, broke its all-time September daily
snowfall record on Sunday (September 29th) after 24.6 cm of snow fell, making it the snowiest
September day for the city.

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Conclusion
Snow will lift north across southern Saskatchewan into early Monday, with some mixing of rain and
snow possible before precipitation turns back to snow for Monday afternoon. Snow will taper off
there through Monday evening.

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"This very cold pattern will relax a bit through midweek, but temperatures remain below seasonal
this week and into the weekend across southern areas," says Weather Network meteorologist Dr.
Doug Gillham.