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WWCN20 CWWG 280528
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:28 A.M. CDT FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - SOUTH BASIN
LAKE MANITOBA.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED.
HEAVY, RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES TONIGHT AND ENDS
OVERNIGHT FRIDAY.
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN MONTANA IS MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT, BRINGING HEAVY,
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
MANITOBA. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNDER THE HEAVY BANDS
OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AS SNOWFALL RATES BEGIN TO EASE.
GENERALLY 10 TO 30 CM OF FRESH SNOW IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING
WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 30 CM ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE RIDING, AND DUCK MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SWAN HILLS.
FOR THE CITY OF WINNIPEG, SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY VARY
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE CITY.
SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS SYSTEM MAY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 CM IN THE
SOUTH TO POTENTIALLY MORE THAN 30 CM OVER THE NORTHERNMOST PORTIONS
OF THE CITY.
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. SURFACES SUCH
AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT
TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
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