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WWCN12 CWWG 310842
ORANGE WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:42 A.M. CST WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
=NEW= CHURCHILL.
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL WATCH -
WINTER STORM - FOR:
CHURCHILL.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND PERSISTENT
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE.
TIMING: TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED
TONIGHT.
HAZARDS: NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. STRONG WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 90 KM/H.
REMARKS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND VISIBILITIES
MAY BE UP AND DOWN UNTIL STRONGEST WINDS ALIGN WITH FALLING SNOW
THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS WILL BE PROLONGED.
TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIKELY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NEAR-ZERO
VISIBILITY. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE AN
EMERGENCY PLAN.
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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