****0000001697**** WOCN11 CWWG 272102 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:02 P.M. CDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: =NEW= CITY OF WINNIPEG =NEW= R.M. OF RITCHOT INCL. ST. ADOLPHE AND STE. AGATHE =NEW= R.M. OF TACHE INCL. LORETTE STE-GENEVIEVE AND LANDMARK =NEW= R.M. OF HANOVER INCL. STEINBACH NIVERVILLE AND GRUNTHAL =NEW= R.M. OF STE. ANNE INCL. RICHER =NEW= R.M. OF LA BROQUERIE INCL. MARCHAND =NEW= PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN =NEW= MUN. OF NORTH CYPRESS-LANGFORD INCL. NEEPAWA AND CARBERRY =NEW= MUN. OF NORTH NORFOLK INCL. MACGREGOR SIDNEY AND AUSTIN =NEW= MUN. OF NORFOLK TREHERNE =NEW= R.M. OF VICTORIA INCL. HOLLAND AND CYPRESS RIVER. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== HEAVY SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG THE TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS NOW FORECAST TO FALL NORTH OF THE CORRIDOR, NORTH OF THE CITY OF WINNIPEG. HOWEVER, A SHORT BUT INTENSE BAND OF SNOW WILL PASS THROUGH THE WINNIPEG REGION DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR TONIGHT, GIVING A QUICK 2 OR 2 TO 4 CM OF SNOWFALL. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON FRIDAY BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD NOT EXCEED WARNING THRESHOLDS BY FRIDAY EVENING. 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 END/PASPC