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WOCN11 CWWG 202208
YELLOW ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:08 P.M. CST TUESDAY 20 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW - FOR:
=NEW= R.M. OF RITCHOT INCL. ST. ADOLPHE AND STE. AGATHE
=NEW= R.M. OF DE SALABERRY INCL. ST-PIERRE-JOLYS AND ST. MALO
=NEW= R.M. OF HANOVER INCL. STEINBACH NIVERVILLE AND GRUNTHAL
=NEW= MUN. OF EMERSON-FRANKLIN INCL. ROSEAU RIVER
=NEW= R.M. OF STUARTBURN INCL. ZHODA VITA AND SUNDOWN
=NEW= R.M. OF ST. LAURENT INCL. OAK POINT
=NEW= R.M. OF WOODLANDS INCL. WARREN AND LAKE FRANCIS
=NEW= R.M. OF ROSSER INCL. MEADOWS
=NEW= PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
=NEW= MORDEN - WINKLER - ALTONA - MORRIS
=NEW= MUN. OF NORTH NORFOLK INCL. MACGREGOR SIDNEY AND AUSTIN
=NEW= MUN. OF NORFOLK TREHERNE
=NEW= R.M. OF LAKESHORE INCL. RORKETON AND TOUTES AIDES
=NEW= STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED IN SOME
LOCATIONS.
HAZARD: POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
LOCATION: NEAR LAKE MANITOBA SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY
TIMING: BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: A STRONG COLD FRONT SURGING SOUTH THROUGH THE PROVINCE WILL
GIVE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 KM/H BEGINNING
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT SNOW TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE
DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. ROAD
CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND, COLD AND
DISORIENTATION BY STAYING SHELTERED, INDOORS OR WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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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