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WWCN11 CWWG 172127
ORANGE WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:27 P.M. CST WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
=NEW= MELITA - BOISSEVAIN - TURTLE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK
CITY OF WINNIPEG
STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - EMERSON - VITA - RICHER
SELKIRK - GIMLI - STONEWALL - WOODLANDS
DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
MORDEN - WINKLER - ALTONA - MORRIS
BRANDON - NEEPAWA - CARBERRY - TREHERNE
KILLARNEY - PILOT MOUND - MANITOU
VIRDEN - SOURIS
DAUPHIN - RUSSELL - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS
MINNEDOSA - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE
ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY NEAR
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA, INCLUDING THE YELLOWHEAD
AND TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 70 TO 90 KM/H.
TIMING: STARTING THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MANITOBA PARKLANDS AND THIS
EVENING OVER SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA, THE INTERLAKE AND THE RED RIVER
VALLEY. ENDING THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
REMARKS: A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG,
GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MANITOBA. FREEZING RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
MANITOBA TODAY WILL ALSO BE A HAZARD.
TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIKELY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NEAR-ZERO
VISIBILITY. THERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.
AVOID TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, IF POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD WARNINGS
ARE ISSUED WHEN NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW 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.
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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