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AWCN13 CWWG 252154
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR SASKATCHEWAN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:54 P.M. CST SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2026.
DISCUSSION.
THE SPRING STORM THAT BROUGHT RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW TO SASKATCHEWAN IS WINDING DOWN.
TUESDAY NIGHT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MM
FELL OVER WEST-CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN. THIS RAIN, IN COMBINATION WITH
FROZEN GROUND AND SNOW MELT, RESULTED IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN AREAS
SUCH AS MEADOW LAKE AS THE GROUND WAS ALREADY NEAR SATURATION AND
HAD LITTLE ABILITY TO ABSORB FURTHER RAINFALL. A BRIDGE ALONG
HIGHWAY 304 SOUTHWEST OF MEADOW LAKE WAS DAMAGED. THE RAIN
TRANSITIONED TO FREEZING RAIN OVER EAST-CENTRAL REGIONS BY THURSDAY
MORNING.
HEAVY SNOW BEGAN ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
GENERALLY, AREAS IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN REPORTED BETWEEN 30 AND 50
CM OF SNOW FOR THIS MULTI-DAY EVENT, WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN
NORTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS
RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. ON
THURSDAY, POWER OUTAGES AND TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED WERE REPORTED FOR
MOST OF NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN.
AREAS IN CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN RECEIVED HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH THIS
SYSTEM, AS WELL, WITH AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN WHAT WAS REPORTED
IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS MULTI-DAY EVENT
WERE IN THE 20 TO 40 CM RANGE, WITH SASKATOON REPORTING BETWEEN 22
AND 25 CM OF SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. ON FRIDAY, STRONG WINDS
SPREAD THROUGH SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WITH TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED
BEING REPORTED THROUGH MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
SASKATCHEWAN.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
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