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WWCN12 CWWG 221048
ORANGE WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:48 A.M. CDT WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
THE PAS - WANLESS - WESTRAY - CLEARWATER LAKE PROV. PARK
NORWAY HOUSE - CROSS LAKE - WABOWDEN
ISLAND LAKE - OXFORD HOUSE - GODS LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS POISED TO IMPACT NORTHERN MANITOBA LATER
THIS WEEK.
BEGINNING OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY EVENING, A WINTERY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL REGIONS OF MANITOBA AND SPREAD
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY.
AREAS FROM THE PAS/FLIN FLON EAST TO THE ONTARIO BORDER WILL
EXPERIENCE RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ON
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW FRIDAY
EVENING WITH AS MUCH AS 5 TO 10 MM OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN.
FURTHER NORTH, SNOW WILL BEGIN THROUGHOUT THURSDAY FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH AND CONTINUE STEADILY UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOWFALLS IN THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE 30 TO 50 CM.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. TRAVEL DELAYS
AND/OR CANCELLATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PROLONGED UTILITY OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE. CONSIDER RESCHEDULING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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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