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WWCN12 CWWG 222001
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:01 P.M. CDT WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= FLIN FLON - CRANBERRY PORTAGE - SNOW LAKE.
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES ORANGE LEVEL WARNING
- SNOWFALL - FOR:
FLIN FLON - CRANBERRY PORTAGE - SNOW LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
WHAT: 5 TO 10 MM OF FREEZING RAIN FOLLOWED BY 15 CM OF SNOW.
WHEN: BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY.
WHERE: WEST-CENTRAL MANITOBA.
REMARKS: A MAJOR SPRING STORM WILL GIVE RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, AND
HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL MANITOBA.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
PROLONGED UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO SOME CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE IS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR DISRUPTIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES AND UTILITIES. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER (SUCH AS SNOW,
FREEZING RAIN, WIND AND RAIN) ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
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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