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WWCN13 CWWG 210220
YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:20 P.M. CST TUESDAY 20 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
=NEW= THE BATTLEFORDS - UNITY - MAIDSTONE - ST. WALBURG
=NEW= MEADOW LAKE - BIG RIVER - GREEN LAKE - PIERCELAND
KINDERSLEY - ROSETOWN - BIGGAR - WILKIE - MACKLIN
SWIFT CURRENT - HERBERT - CABRI - KYLE - LUCKY LAKE
LEADER - GULL LAKE
SHAUNAVON - MAPLE CREEK - VAL MARIE - CYPRESS HILLS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
BRIEF, INTENSE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. UNDER THE SNOW
SQUALL, VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY
SNOW.
HAZARD: POOR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SQUALLS.
LOCATION: WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN SASKATCHEWAN.
TIMING: BEGINNING OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: NARROW BANDS OF INTENSE FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT SURGING SOUTH THROUGH THE PROVINCE. THE
INTENSE FLURRIES COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL LEAD
TO AREAS OF NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. SNOW SQUALL WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN LOCALIZED,
INTENSE SNOWFALL CAUSING RAPID ACCUMULATION AND/OR REDUCED
VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)SKSTORM.
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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