Occurred Oct 17, 2026, 8:08:48 PM UTC

First published Oct 18, 2026, 12:22:15 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 18, 2026, 12:22:15 AM UTC

Wind - R.M. of Meadow Lake including Waterhen Res.

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A warning reports damaging gusts of 90–100 km/h, with the strongest threat expected to end this evening; moderate to strong winds may continue into Sunday. Local utility outages and property damage are possible, and additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.

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Affected location: R.M. of Meadow Lake including Waterhen Res.

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