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Issued by Environment Canada
⏳ In force until Sun 18 Oct, 03:28 📍 M.D. of Ranchland; M.D. of Pincher Creek near Cowley Burmis and Maycroft; Piikani Reserve; Municipality of Crowsnest Pa… (approximate) 🕑 2 h ago
Strong winds gusting to near 100 km/h are expected today. These winds will diminish late this afternoon. ### Local utility outages are possible. Driving conditions will likely be difficult. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind. Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is possible. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report se…
📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
Official alert linked
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📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
Eventwind
Response typeMonitor
CategoryMet
Affected areaM.D. of Ranchland; M.D. of Pincher Creek near Cowley Burmis and Maycroft; Piikani Reserve; Municipality of Crowsnest Pass including Coleman and Frank; M.D. of Pincher Creek near Beauvais Lake Prov. Park; M.D. of Pincher Creek near Pincher Creek and Twin Butte; Waterton Lakes Nat. Park and Blood Res…
Issuing authorityEnvironment Canada
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-17T17:30:44-00:00
Effective2026-10-17T17:30:44-00:00
Onset2026-10-17T17:27:00-00:00
Expires2026-10-18T00:28:44-00:00
📋 Official instructions
Secure loose objects.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.124.3329897490.2026
Message typeAlert
Sendercap-pac@canada.ca
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- Secure loose objects.
- Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
- Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
- In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- Strong winds gusting to near 100 km/h are expected today.
- These winds will diminish late this afternoon.
- ### Local utility outages are possible.
- Driving conditions will likely be difficult.
- High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind.
- Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is possible.
- Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
- To report se…
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