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WWCN11 CWWG 270939
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:39 A.M. CDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF WINNIPEG
=NEW= R.M. OF RITCHOT INCL. ST. ADOLPHE AND STE. AGATHE
=NEW= R.M. OF TACHE INCL. LORETTE STE-GENEVIEVE AND LANDMARK
=NEW= R.M. OF HANOVER INCL. STEINBACH NIVERVILLE AND GRUNTHAL
=NEW= R.M. OF STE. ANNE INCL. RICHER
=NEW= R.M. OF LA BROQUERIE INCL. MARCHAND
=NEW= PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
=NEW= MUN. OF NORTH CYPRESS-LANGFORD INCL. NEEPAWA AND CARBERRY
=NEW= MUN. OF NORTH NORFOLK INCL. MACGREGOR SIDNEY AND AUSTIN
=NEW= MUN. OF NORFOLK TREHERNE
=NEW= R.M. OF VICTORIA INCL. HOLLAND AND CYPRESS RIVER.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY, RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN 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.
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON, AFFECTING AREAS FROM
EAST OF BRANDON TO WINNIPEG AND NORTH OF STEINBACH. THE INITIAL BAND
OF SNOW WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS, WITH LIGHT
SNOWFALL PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY,
TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY EVENING.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL
REMAIN POOR THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND LOCALIZED BLOWING
SNOW.
OVERALL, A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 30 CM OF FRESH SNOW IS
EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA BY FRIDAY EVENING.
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
END/PASPC
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