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WWCN11 CWWG 181032
WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:32 A.M. CST MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2024.
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WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
=NEW= MORDEN - WINKLER - ALTONA - MORRIS
BRANDON - NEEPAWA - CARBERRY - TREHERNE
KILLARNEY - PILOT MOUND - MANITOU
MELITA - BOISSEVAIN - TURTLE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK
VIRDEN - SOURIS
DAUPHIN - RUSSELL - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS
MINNEDOSA - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE
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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