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By Tiffany Goodwein

Snow Squall watch in effect for Medicine Hat and area

Mar 28, 2021 | 9:14 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB- Environment Canada has issued a snow squall watch for Medicine Hat and the surrounding regions.

The national weather service says a cold front will bring pockets of intense snowfall and strong northwesterly winds to southern Alberta on Sunday night and Monday morning.

Snowfall and winds could combine to reduce visibility for brief periods. .

The following areas are issued under a snow squall watch:

• City of Medicine Hat
• Co. of Forty Mile near Bow Island and Whitla
• Co. of Newell near Patricia
• Co. of Newell near Tilley and Rolling Hills
• Cypress Co. near Bowell and Redcliff
• Cypress Co. near Bowmanton Schuler and Hilda
• Cypress Co. near CFB Suffield
• Cypress Co. near Dunmore and Woolchester
• Cypress Co. near Irvine and Walsh
• Cypress Co. near McNeill and Sandy Point District Park
• Cypress Co. near Seven Persons
• Cypress Co. near Suffield and Hwy 879
• Cypress Co. near Tide Lake
• S.A. 2 near Bindloss Empress and Social Plains
• S.A. 2 near Buffalo and Cavendish
• S.A. 2 near Iddesleigh and Dinosaur Prov. Park
• S.A. 2 near Jenner and Atlee

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Snow squall watches are issued when conditions are favourable for brief but intense bursts of heavy snow that produce zero visibility, according to Environment Canada.