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Nasty Winter Storm to Blast Prairie Provinces with Heavy Snow, Fierce Winds
The Alberta clipper storm brought up to 30 cm of snow, gusts of 110 km/h, and caused multiple collisions and flight cancellations across the Canadian Prairies, officials said.
- On Dec. 17, 2025, an Alberta clipper storm system delivered heavy snow, blizzard conditions and strong winds across the Prairie provinces, with images showing heavy snowfall in Edmonton.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada said the storm started in British Columbia and moved east toward Manitoba, with the heaviest snow from Edmonton toward Regina, meteorologist Terri Lang said.
- With blizzard conditions, authorities reported up to 30 centimetres of snowfall, wind gusts up to 110 kilometres an hour near Regina and Saskatoon, and 80–100 vehicles stranded between Calgary and Airdrie with 29 RCMP weather-related calls.
- An Alberta Emergency Alert said `Severe winter weather conditions in south central Alberta are making safe travel impossible,' while Alberta RCMP urged drivers to stay off roads and Airdrie warming centre helped stranded people.
- The weather office warned of bitter wind chills near-45 C through Thursday, advising preparation for school and road closures, utility outages, and flight delays at airports in Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg.
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EDMONTON — A winter storm bringing in heavy snow and high winds walloped the Prairie provinces on Wednesday with treacherous conditions causing numerous crashes, flight delays and school closures.
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Wind and snow hammers Prairie provinces, causing car crashes and flight delays
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