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Snowfall warnings issued for much of southern Alberta

Snowfall warnings are in effect for much of southern Alberta while Calgary continues to receive smaller volumes of precipitation.

Highway conditions deteriorate in some areas as winter descends

This is what Highway 22 south of Township Road 91A near Lundbreck looked like on Monday morning, as snowfall warnings were issued for much of southern Alberta.

Snowfall warnings are in effect for much of southern Alberta while Calgary continues to receive smaller volumes of precipitation.

Environment Canada issues warnings when at least10 centimetres of snow is expected to fall within a span of 12 hours.

In some areas, as much as 20 centimetres is expected by Tuesday morning, with even greater amounts possible in the higher terrain of the Foothillsand the Cypress Hills.

Snowfall warnings were in effect for the areas in red on Monday morning, Nov. 9, 2015. (Environment Canada)

The areas under snowfall warning include:

  • M.D. of Foothills near Cayley
  • M.D. of Foothills near High River and Aldersyde
  • M.D. of Foothills near Longview and Eden Valley Res.
  • M.D. of Foothills near Okotoks and De Winton
  • M.D. of Foothills near Priddis and Brown-Lowery Prov. Park
  • M.D. of Foothills near Turner Valley and Black Diamond
  • M.D. of Willow Creek near Claresholm and Stavely
  • M.D. of Willow Creek near Nanton and Parkland
  • Rocky View Co. near Bragg Creek and Tsuut'ina

Got photos of the wintry weather in your area? Send them to us at calgaryphotos@cbc.ca or tweet them to us @CBCCalgaryor message us on Facebook.

CBC News Calgary reader Aimee Hudson posted this photo on our Facebook page of what the snow looks like in the Calgary community of Palliser. (Aimee Hudson)
Marlene Rand posted this photo to the CBC News Calgary Facebook page of the snow in Calgary's Mission community. (Marlene Rand)