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SNOWFALL WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:14 P.M. CST WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.

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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:

=NEW= CITY OF SASKATOON

=NEW= R.M. OF MCKILLOP INCLUDING STRASBOURG AND ROWANS RAVINE 

         PROV. PARK

=NEW= R.M. OF LONGLAKETON INCLUDING EARL GREY AND SILTON

=NEW= R.M. OF CUPAR INCLUDING SOUTHEY CUPAR AND MARKINCH

=NEW= R.M. OF LIPTON INCLUDING LIPTON AND DYSART

=NEW= R.M. OF TULLYMET INCLUDING PEEPEEKISIS RES.

=NEW= R.M. OF NORTH QU'APPELLE INCLUDING FORT QU'APPELLE

=NEW= R.M. OF ABERNETHY INCLUDING BALCARRES AND ABERNETHY

=NEW= R.M. OF INDIAN HEAD INCLUDING INDIAN HEAD AND SINTALUTA

=NEW= MOOSOMIN - GRENFELL - KIPLING - WAWOTA

=NEW= MARTENSVILLE - WARMAN - ROSTHERN - DELISLE - WAKAW

=NEW= OUTLOOK - WATROUS - HANLEY - IMPERIAL - DINSMORE

=NEW= R.M. OF EYE HILL INCLUDING MACKLIN DENZIL AND EVESHAM

=NEW= R.M. OF GRASS LAKE INCLUDING SALVADOR AND REWARD

=NEW= R.M. OF HEART'S HILL INCLUDING CACTUS LAKE

=NEW= R.M. OF PROGRESS INCLUDING KERROBERT AND LUSELAND

=NEW= R.M. OF TRAMPING LAKE INCLUDING SCOTT AND REVENUE

=NEW= R.M. OF REFORD INCLUDING LANDIS AND LEIPZIG

=NEW= R.M. OF MARIPOSA INCLUDING TRAMPING LAKE AND BROADACRES

=NEW= R.M. OF GRANDVIEW INCLUDING HANDEL AND KELFIELD

=NEW= R.M. OF ROSEMOUNT INCLUDING CANDO AND TRAYNOR

=NEW= R.M. OF BIGGAR INCLUDING BIGGAR AND SPRINGWATER

=NEW= R.M. OF MOUNTAIN VIEW INCLUDING HERSCHEL AND STRANRAER

=NEW= R.M. OF MARRIOTT SOUTH OF BIGGAR

=NEW= THE BATTLEFORDS - UNITY - MAIDSTONE - ST. WALBURG

=NEW= YORKTON - MELVILLE - ESTERHAZY

=NEW= KAMSACK - CANORA - PREECEVILLE

=NEW= HUMBOLDT - WYNYARD - WADENA - LANIGAN - FOAM LAKE

=NEW= R.M. OF THREE LAKES INCLUDING MIDDLE LAKE AND ST BENEDICT.



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==DISCUSSION==



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



A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 

ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL 

CONDITIONS. 



HEAVY, RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING, SNOWFALL BEGINS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING 

IN WESTERN SASKATCHEWAN ALONG THE YELLOWHEAD CORRIDOR AND WILL 

SPREAD EASTWARD TOWARDS THE MANITOBA BORDER BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE 

HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS FORECAST THROUGH SASKATOON AND CONTINUING EAST 

TOWARDS YORKTON. 10-20 CM OF SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS THE PROVINCE 

BEFORE THE SNOW EASES FRIDAY EVENING. 



IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL, STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP 

CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR HIGHWAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 



A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF 

THE HEAVY SNOW FROM THE KINDERSLEY AREA AND MIGRATE EASTWARD.



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. VISIBILITY MAY 

BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. SURFACES SUCH AS 

HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO 

NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. 



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 

SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)SKSTORM.



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