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WWCN12 CWWG 122011
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:11 P.M. CDT SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= WABOWDEN
=NEW= HWY 6 BETWEEN LITTLE LIMESTONE LAKE AND PONTON
THE PAS - WANLESS - WESTRAY - CLEARWATER LAKE PROV. PARK
FLIN FLON - CRANBERRY PORTAGE - SNOW LAKE
THOMPSON - NELSON HOUSE - SPLIT LAKE
LEAF RAPIDS
PUKATAWAGAN
GILLAM.
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==DISCUSSION==
A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. GENERAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10-25 CM ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AREA UNDER THE
SNOWFALL WARNING, WITH IN EXCESS OF 30 CM EXPECTED FROM FLIN FLON TO
THOMPSON.
THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWSTORM OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO HIT NORTHERN
MANITOBA TONIGHT AS AN INTENSE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE PROVINCE.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING, BUT WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW AT SOME POINT TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING, DEPENDING ON
LOCATION. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50-60 KM/H WILL GIVE POOR
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL TAPER OFF LATER MONDAY - SEE YOUR
LOCAL FORECAST FOR DETAILS ON TIMING.
NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS WEST OF
NORWAY HOUSE, BUT WABOWDEN IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 20+ CM. THE SAME
APPLIES TO LYNN LAKE, WHICH SHOULD SEE 5-10 CM, WITH PUKATAWAGAN
RECEIVING IN EXCESS OF 20 CM.
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. 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.
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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