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WWCN13 CWWG 232043
ORANGE WARNING - FREEZING RAIN
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:43 P.M. CST THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:
=NEW= R.M. OF TORCH RIVER INCLUDING CHOICELAND AND WHITE FOX
=NEW= R.M. OF NIPAWIN INCLUDING NIPAWIN AYLSHAM AND PONTRILAS
=NEW= R.M. OF MOOSE RANGE INCLUDING CARROT RIVER AND TOBIN LAKE
=NEW= R.M. OF KINISTINO INCLUDING KINISTINO AND JAMES SMITH RES.
=NEW= R.M. OF WILLOW CREEK INCLUDING GRONLID AND FAIRY GLEN
=NEW= R.M. OF CONNAUGHT INCLUDING RIDGEDALE AND NEW OSGOODE
=NEW= R.M. OF ARBORFIELD INCLUDING ARBORFIELD AND ZENON PARK
=NEW= R.M. OF HUDSON BAY INCLUDING SHOAL LAKE AND RED EARTH RESERVES.
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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 AND EAST-CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN.
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
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)SKSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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