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WWCN20 CWWG 170235
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:35 P.M. CST TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
LAKE WINNIPEG - SOUTH BASIN
LAKE MANITOBA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
A POWERFUL ALBERTA CLIPPER IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED BY
METEOROLOGISTS, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
SOUTHERN MANITOBA.
TIME SPAN: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM OR MORE OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED, WITH A SWATH
OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIKELY TO IMPACT SOUTH-CENTRAL MANITOBA,
INCLUDING AREAS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE MANITOBA PARKLANDS,
TOWARDS THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY, PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, WINNIPEG, AND
THE WHITESHELL PROVINCIAL PARK.
FREEZING RAIN: A POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN EXISTS OVER
SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA, WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 MM.
WIND GUSTS: NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 80 TO 90 KM/H OR HIGHER
ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW AND ONGOING
FALLING SNOW MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
REVIEW YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN IN CASE UTILITY OUTAGES OCCUR.
CONSIDER MODIFYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS(SEMICOLON) IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
PLAN AHEAD IN CASE SCHOOLS OR SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELLED.
STORE OR ANCHOR OUTDOOR OBJECTS SO THEY ARE NOT TOSSED BY THE WIND.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITY MAY
BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE
POSSIBLE. CONSIDER RESCHEDULING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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