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WWCN11 CWWG 172137
WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:37 P.M. CST SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2024.
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WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= BRANDON - NEEPAWA - CARBERRY - TREHERNE
=NEW= KILLARNEY - PILOT MOUND - MANITOU
=NEW= MELITA - BOISSEVAIN - TURTLE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK
=NEW= VIRDEN - SOURIS
=NEW= DAUPHIN - RUSSELL - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS
=NEW= MINNEDOSA - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
=NEW= STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE
=NEW= SWAN RIVER - DUCK MOUNTAIN - PORCUPINE PROVINCIAL FOREST.
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==DISCUSSION==
A WINTER STORM IS POISED TO AFFECT EASTERN SASKATCHEWAN AND WESTERN
MANITOBA THIS WEEK.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING
RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF EASTERN
SASKATCHEWAN AND WESTERN MANITOBA BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUING TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IN MANY AREAS
WILL START OUT AS RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN, THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW AS
COLDER AIR GETS WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES, WITH GUSTS TO 80
KM/H RESULTING IN VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 CM ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM... POSSIBLY
MORE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN MANITOBA AND EASTERN
SASKATCHEWAN.
EXPECT WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED AS THIS EVENT DRAWS NEARER.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM A MUCH COLDER ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL BE IN
PLACE, WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE -5 TO -10 RANGE.
AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME LOCATIONS. PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA
ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN AND GET AN EMERGENCY
KIT WITH DRINKING WATER, FOOD, MEDICINE, A FIRST-AID KIT AND A
FLASHLIGHT. FOR INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY PLANS AND KITS GO TO
HTTPS://WWW.GETPREPARED.GC.CA/.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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