Orange Rainfall Warning for Thorhild County Area

Source: ECCC · Thorhild County, Alberta

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ECCC issued it on July 20, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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Environment Canada has issued an orange rainfall warning for Thorhild Co. near Thorhild, Opal and Radway, with 70-100 mm of heavy rain expected.

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Record type
Rainfall Warning
Affected area
Thorhild County, Alberta
Issued
July 20, 2026
Issuing authority
ECCC

The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.

Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Thorhild County, Alberta.

Alert Details

Orange warning - rainfall issued by Environment Canada. Effective 2026-06-20T10:02:59-00:00, expires 2026-06-21T02:02:59-00:00. Severity: Severe.

Affected Areas

Thorhild Co. near Thorhild, Opal and Radway.

What You Should Do

Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #ABStorm.

Expected Conditions

Heavy rain with total amounts of 70 to 100 mm is expected. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible throughout this event and will locally enhance rainfall amounts. Given already saturated ground conditions, the ability to absorb additional rainfall will be limited, increasing the risk of overland flooding and impact to infrastructure. Localized flooding is likely. Some roads may become impassable. Significant property damage is likely.

Timeline

Rain will begin overnight tonight and will intensify through the day on Saturday. Heavy rain will continue through Sunday, before gradually tapering off Sunday night. Alert effective from 2026-06-20T10:02:59-00:00 until 2026-06-21T02:02:59-00:00.

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

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Environment Canada has issued an orange rainfall warning for Thorhild Co. near Thorhild, Opal and Radway, with 70-100 mm of heavy rain expected.
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