Yellow Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Effect for Lacombe County

Source: ECCC · Lacombe County, Alberta

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Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for severe thunderstorms over Ardley in Lacombe County, with damaging wind gusts, hail and heavy rain possible until 2:12 a.m. UTC.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm
Affected area
Lacombe County, Alberta
Issued
August 24, 2026
Issuing authority
ECCC

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Alert Details

Yellow warning - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-24T00:14:02-00:00 to 2026-08-24T02:12:02-00:00.

Affected Areas

Lacombe Co. near Clive, Alix and Mirror, including Ardley and Nevis.

What You Should Do

Large hail may cause significant damage and injury. Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.

Expected Conditions

At 6:13 p.m. MDT, severe thunderstorms located over Ardley moving east at 15 km/h. Damaging wind gusts, loonie to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain are possible.

Timeline

Alert effective 2026-08-24T00:14:02-00:00, expires 2026-08-24T02:12:02-00:00.

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What is this ECCC weather alert about?
Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for severe thunderstorms over Ardley in Lacombe County, with damaging wind gusts, hail and heavy rain possible until 2:12 a.m. UTC.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by ECCC. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
What area is affected?
This alert affects Lacombe County, Alberta. Check with ECCC for the most current geographic scope.
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