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WOCN20 CWWG 151032
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:32 A.M. CDT WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= LAKE MANITOBA.
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==DISCUSSION==
A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS POISED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN MANITOBA
BEGINNING OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
ALTHOUGH WEDNESDAY DURING THE DAY WILL SEE MANY LOCATIONS THROUGH
SOUTHERN MANITOBA EXPERIENCING PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER WITH HIGHS IN
THE MID TO UPPER TEENS, BEGINNING OVERNIGHT, THE WEATHER WILL SEE A
STARK SHIFT WITH A WINTERY MIX IMPULSE PASSING THROUGH.
THE HIGHEST CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM IS THE FREEZING RAIN RISK ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN
MANITOBA, AND THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY. THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS SYSTEM AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS FREEZING RAIN
WILL BE PATCHY IN NATURE OR IF IT WILL BE A MORE ORGANIZED AREA OF
FREEZING RAIN.
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MANITOBA WILL LIKELY SEE PRIMARILY SNOW, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY 4 TO 8 CM.
THIS STATEMENT MAY BE EXPANDED OR UPGRADED TO WARNINGS AS THIS
SYSTEM DEVELOPS.
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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