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WWCN12 CWWG 222004
ORANGE WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:04 P.M. CDT WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
THOMPSON - NELSON HOUSE - SPLIT LAKE
LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN
BROCHET
TADOULE LAKE
GILLAM
SHAMATTAWA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A LONG PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 30 TO 50 CM IS
EXPECTED.
WHAT: 30 TO 50 CM OF SNOW BY THE WEEKEND. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 70 KM/H.
WHEN: BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL SATURDAY.
WHERE: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MANITOBA.
REMARKS: A MAJOR SPRING STORM WILL GIVE HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN
MANITOBA.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AT TIMES. UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING
AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS.
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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