UPDATE: Heavy rain and snow prompt warnings
UPDATE 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 17: While the weather warning continues for the higher elevations, closer to Lethbridge a rainfall warning was also issued for areas just west of Lethbridge.
The rainfall warning affects the Fort Macleod, Granum, Standoff, Cardston, Magrath, Mountain View, Hill Spring, and Del Bonita areas. A warning issued at 3 a.m. suggested amounts of nearly 50 mm of rain for those areas, though that was removed from an updated warning at 4:30 a.m.
The weather warning remained in effect for areas of higher elevation including Pincher Creek, Crowsnest Pass, and Waterton Lakes.
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