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WWCN11 CWWG 270927
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:27 A.M. CDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SELKIRK - GIMLI - STONEWALL - WOODLANDS
=NEW= DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH
=NEW= BISSETT - VICTORIA BEACH - NOPIMING PROV. PARK - PINE FALLS
=NEW= WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA
=NEW= ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN
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==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.
HEAVY, RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW, BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND
ENDING OVERNIGHT FRIDAY.
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN ALBERTA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN
SASKATCHEWAN TODAY BRINGING HEAVY, RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO
PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MANITOBA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
WILL BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN TO DETERIORATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND
LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW.
GENERALLY 10 TO 20 CM OF FRESH SNOW IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING
WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 20 CM ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE RIDING, AND DUCK MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SWAN HILLS.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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