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WWCN11 CWWG 270927

SNOWFALL WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:27 A.M. CDT THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2025.

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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:

=NEW= SELKIRK - GIMLI - STONEWALL - WOODLANDS

=NEW= DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH

=NEW= BISSETT - VICTORIA BEACH - NOPIMING PROV. PARK - PINE FALLS

=NEW= WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA

=NEW= ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN

      DAUPHIN - RUSSELL - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS

      MINNEDOSA - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

      STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE

      SWAN RIVER - DUCK MOUNTAIN - PORCUPINE PROVINCIAL FOREST.



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==DISCUSSION==



SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED.



HEAVY, RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 

HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW, BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND 

ENDING OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. 



A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN ALBERTA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN 

SASKATCHEWAN TODAY BRINGING HEAVY, RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO 

PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MANITOBA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL 

WILL BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE 

TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 

BEGIN TO DETERIORATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE 

DAY FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND 

LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. 



GENERALLY 10 TO 20 CM OF FRESH SNOW IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING 

WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 20 CM ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF 

THE RIDING, AND DUCK MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SWAN HILLS.



BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. 

PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 



SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL 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.



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