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WWCN12 CWWG 232017
ORANGE WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:17 P.M. CDT THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - 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==
ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.
WHAT: FREEZING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING
5 MM.
WHEN: CONTINUING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WHERE: CENTRAL MANITOBA.
REMARKS: A MAJOR SPRING STORM WILL GIVE RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND
HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL MANITOBA. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL END TONIGHT.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AND SOME ROUTES WILL LIKELY BE
IMPASSABLE. PROLONGED UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. FREEZING RAIN
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES
CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES.
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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