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WWCN11 CWWG 101442 CCA
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:42 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
NORTHEAST 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.
TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN YOUR AREA TO ENVIRONMENT CANADA
PLEASE CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR EMAIL AT STORM@EC.GC.CA (SMALL
LETTERS)
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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