Parts of Alberta walloped by storm and nearly 40 cm of snow

It has been a snow-filled start to the week for most of Alberta, with some areas reporting nearly 40 centimetres of snow since yesterday.

A new report by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has shed light on just how much of the fluffy stuff fell on Alberta, and boy oh boy did some spots get walloped.

“The first significant snowfall of the season fell over parts of the province beginning Monday. Snow is still accumulating over southern parts of the province today,” the folks at ECCC stated.

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The ECCC says as of 11 am, it has received the following reports of snowfall (in centimetres) from its own observation network:

Nordegg: 22
Waterton Park Gate: 20
Beaver Mines: 19
Pekisko: 18
Rocky Mountain House: 15
Claresholm: 14
Pincher Creek: 13
Stavely: 13
Calgary Int’l Airport: 12
Banff: 11
Lacombe: 11
Carway: 9
Medicine Hat: 5

From third-party sources:

Lake Louise: 26
Irricana: 23
Nakiska ski resort base: 20
Cochrane: 19
Bragg Creek: 17
West of Brooks: 16
East of Sundre: 14
Airdrie: 15
Brooks: 11
Calgary: 11-36

Environment and Climate Change Canada said that its summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

If you are curious, we spoke to an expert at ECCC and they combed through the past 10 years of data for when the first significant snowfall in Edmonton and Calgary occurred. Take a look!