996
WWCN11 CWWG 101426
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:26 AM CDT SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2009.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA...
SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
BISSETT - NOPIMING PROVINCIAL PARK - PINE FALLS
WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA.
SNOW SQUALLS CONTINUING SOUTHEAST OF LAKE WINNIPEG.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS ENDED FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA...
SNOWFALL WARNING ENDED FOR:
DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWSQUALLS CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
WINNIPEG THIS MORNING. AT 9 AM RADAR INDICATED THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW
EXTENDED OFF SOUTHERN LAKE WINNIPEG BETWEEN MANIGOTAGAN AND FORT
ALEXANDER SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE PINE FALLS..GREAT FALLS AND POINT
DU BOIS AREAS. VERY HEAVY SNOW IS OCCURRING WITHIN THIS BAND WITH
AMOUNTS OF 30 CM REPORTED SO FAR IN POPLAR BAY 15 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
LAC DU BONNET. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 CM PER HOUR ARE LIKELY
OCCURRING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
THIS SNOWBAND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL
PRODUCE LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM BEFORE ENDING THIS
EVENING.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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