On Sunday, March 29, Alberta weather brought a huge dump of snow for some areas and a grassfire caused evacuation notices in others. While parts of Alberta received warnings for up to 40 centimetres of snow and wild wind gusts up to 120 km/hr, people in Vulcan County were being warned of potential evacuations due to a grass fire. Editor's Choice: Parts Of Ontario Could Get Buried In Up To 30 cms Of Snow Over The Next Few Days Grass fire at #Claresholm @ClaresholmFire @660NEWSTraffic @770CHQR @weathernetwork #abroads @511Alberta @GlobalLeth @Leth_Herald pic.twitter.com/URGFAXfBsv— Town of Claresholm (@ClaresholmTown) March 28, 2021 Damaging winds and blowing snow will make travel a nightmare across much of the Prairies today, even in places with low or moderate snowfall amounts: https://t.co/L1MvI5XOxN #ABstorm #ABroads #SKstorm #MBstorm pic.twitter.com/zkgnp01mCw— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) March 29, 2021 According to The Weather Network, around 275 people were forced to evacuate and there were injuries sustained due to the fire. A grass fire coupled with intense winds is certainly a recipe for disaster. Apparently, over 5,000 hectares of land got damaged by the widespread fire that was described as "out of control."
