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WWCN11 CWWG 122004
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:04 P.M. CDT MONDAY 12 APRIL 2021.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF WINNIPEG
=NEW= STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - EMERSON - VITA - RICHER
=NEW= SPRAGUE - NORTHWEST ANGLE PROVINCIAL FOREST
SELKIRK - GIMLI - STONEWALL - WOODLANDS
DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH
BISSETT - VICTORIA BEACH - NOPIMING PROV. PARK - PINE FALLS
WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA
DAUPHIN - RUSSELL - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS
MINNEDOSA - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE
SWAN RIVER - DUCK MOUNTAIN - PORCUPINE PROVINCIAL FOREST
ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN
BERENS RIVER - LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS - BLOODVEIN - ATIKAKI
POPLAR RIVER
GRAND RAPIDS - WATERHEN.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MANITOBA THROUGH TUESDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STALLED OVER NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO IS SPREADING
HEAVY SNOW WESTWARD INTO MANITOBA.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL VARY ACROSS THE WARNED
REGIONS. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT AMOUNTS AS
SEVERAL WAVES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF
TUESDAY. HOWEVER, THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN
PARKLANDS INTO EAST CENTRAL MANITOBA. REGIONS IN THIS SWATH MAY SEE
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 30 CM OF SNOW, WHILE MOST OTHER AREAS CAN
EXPECT 15 TO 25 CM OF SNOW.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY WIND DOWN LATE TUESDAY AS THE SYSTEM WEAKENS
AND BEGINS TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST.
IF THE STORM AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO ATTEND
YOUR COVID-19 VACCINE APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL 1-844-626-8222
(1-844-MAN-VACC) TOLL-FREE OR USE THE ONLINE BOOKING PORTAL FROM
PROTECTMB.CA TO RESCHEDULE OR CANCEL.
VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. SURFACES
SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. IF VISIBILITY IS
REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE
FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)CANADA.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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