In Grande Cache, the snow was so heavy and thick, it cut power to many homes.
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"Fall is still two weeks away, but Mother Nature clearly has different weather plans for Alberta," says this article in the Huffington Post.

People around the province woke up to snow Monday morning, after an "unseasonably cold Arctic airmass" descended over the province.

Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for Airdire, Cochrane, Hinton, Grande Cache, Kananaskis, Canmore, Nordegg and area, Okotoks, High River, Rocky Mountain House, Whitecourt, and Edson.

Grande Cache so far got the worst of it, recording 15 cm (5.9″) by Noon MDT.

People in Alberta's major cities took to Twitter Monday morning, to lament the early snowfall.


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Weather summary for Northern Alberta issued by Environment Canada at 12:19 P.M. MDT Monday 8 September 2014.

First significant snowfall of the season. Rain over west Central Alberta changed to heavy snow last night and this morning, as a cold front dropped southward through the province.

Snowfall warnings remain in effect.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by Environment Canada.

Location snowfall amounts as of 12:00 P.M. MST

Grande Cache 15 centimetres (5.9″)
Whitecourt 8 centimetres (3.1″)
Fish lake Prov. Park 7 centimetres (2.8″)
Edson 5 centimetres (2.0″)
Grande Prairie 3 centimetres (1.2″)
Red Deer 2 centimetres (0.8″)
Nordegg 2 centimetres (0.8″)
Rocky Mountain House 2-5 centimetres (0.8 to 2.0″)
Calgary - north local 5 centimetres (2.0″)

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

See photos of today's snowfall.

Thanks to Terry Homeniuk for these links