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WWCN12 CWWG 232015
ORANGE WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:15 P.M. CDT THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - 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==
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND PERSISTENT VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MANITOBA.
TOTAL SNOWFALL: 30 TO 50 CM.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTHEASTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL SATURDAY.
REMARKS: A MAJOR SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHERN MANITOBA. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
QUICKLY AS ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
STRENGTHENING WINDS.
AVOID TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, IF POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD WARNINGS
ARE ISSUED WHEN NEAR-ZERO 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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