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WWCN11 CWWG 101802
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:02 PM 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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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWSQUALLS CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
WINNIPEG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 12 NOON RADAR INDICATED THE MAIN
BAND OF SNOW WAS PERSISTING OFF SOUTHERN LAKE WINNIPEG BETWEEN
MANIGOTAGAN AND FORT ALEXANDER SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE PINE FALLS..
GREAT FALLS AND POINT DU BOIS AREAS. THIS BAND HAS SHOWN LITTLE
MOTION OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS RESULTING IN SOME VERY HEAVY SNOW OVER
THE ABOVE AREAS INCLUDING AT LEAST 30 CM OF SNOW IN POPLAR BAY
NORTH AND EAST OF LAC DU BONNET.
THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SAME GENERAL
AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS ALTHOUGH THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE BY EVENING. UNTIL THEN
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THE
MORE PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. EXPECT POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE
AREA WITH OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW.
TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN YOUR AREA TO ENVIRONMENT CANADA PLEASE
CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR EMAIL AT STORM@EC. GC. CONTINENTAL ARCTIC
(SMALL LETTERS).
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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