970
WWCN13 CWWG 180004
ORANGE WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:04 P.M. CST WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
CITY OF REGINA
CITY OF SASKATOON
FORT QU'APPELLE - INDIAN HEAD - LUMSDEN - PILOT BUTTE
MOOSOMIN - GRENFELL - KIPLING - WAWOTA
CARLYLE - OXBOW - CARNDUFF - BIENFAIT - STOUGHTON
ESTEVAN - WEYBURN - RADVILLE - MILESTONE
MARTENSVILLE - WARMAN - ROSTHERN - DELISLE - WAKAW
OUTLOOK - WATROUS - HANLEY - IMPERIAL - DINSMORE
KINDERSLEY - ROSETOWN - BIGGAR - WILKIE - MACKLIN
YORKTON - MELVILLE - ESTERHAZY
KAMSACK - CANORA - PREECEVILLE
HUMBOLDT - WYNYARD - WADENA - LANIGAN - FOAM LAKE
MOOSE JAW - PENSE - CENTRAL BUTTE - CRAIK
R.M. OF GRAVELBOURG INCLUDING GRAVELBOURG AND BATEMAN
R.M. OF SUTTON INCLUDING MAZENOD PALMER AND VANTAGE
R.M. OF LAKE JOHNSON INCLUDING MOSSBANK AND ARDILL
R.M. OF TERRELL INCLUDING SPRING VALLEY AND CARDROSS
R.M. OF ELMSTHORPE INCLUDING AVONLEA AND TRUAX
SWIFT CURRENT - HERBERT - CABRI - KYLE - LUCKY LAKE
LEADER - GULL LAKE.
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - ENDED FOR:
THE BATTLEFORDS - UNITY - MAIDSTONE - ST. WALBURG.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY NEAR
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN, INCLUDING THE
YELLOWHEAD AND TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 70 TO 90 KM/H.
TIMING: THIS EVENING, ENDING BY THURSDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG,
GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
SASKATCHEWAN.
TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIKELY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NEAR-ZERO
VISIBILITY. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
WHEN NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)SKSTORM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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