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YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:12 P.M. CST FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
WOLLASTON LAKE - COLLINS BAY
SOUTHEND - BRABANT LAKE - KINOOSAO.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO:
- SNOW
- BLOWING SNOW
- WIND
A SIGNIFICANT, LONG DURATION SNOWFALL EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 30 TO 50 CM BY SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING
TO HEAVY SNOW LATER THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF ON SUNDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL, STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 KM/H WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNDAY. THESE WINDS,
COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW, WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
EASE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY
REDUCED TO NEAR-ZERO AT TIMES. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
PROPERTY OR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.
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 SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)SKSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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