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WOCN11 CWWG 120927
YELLOW ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:27 A.M. CDT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW - FOR:
=NEW= STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - EMERSON - VITA - RICHER
=NEW= PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
=NEW= MORDEN - WINKLER - ALTONA - MORRIS
=NEW= R.M. OF PINEY INCL. SANDILANDS AND SPRAGUE
=NEW= MUN. OF GLENBORO-SOUTH CYPRESS INCL. TREESBANK
=NEW= MUN. OF NORTH NORFOLK INCL. MACGREGOR SIDNEY AND AUSTIN
=NEW= MUN. OF NORFOLK TREHERNE
=NEW= R.M. OF VICTORIA INCL. HOLLAND AND CYPRESS RIVER
=NEW= KILLARNEY - PILOT MOUND - MANITOU.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED IN SOME
LOCATIONS.
LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN MANITOBA, INCLUDING THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H.
TIME SPAN: THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY THIS EVENING AS
STRENGTHENING WINDS COMBINE WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO EASE OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. IF
DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN AND MAINTAIN A SAFE
FOLLOWING DISTANCE. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN
WIDESPREAD POOR 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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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