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SNOWFALL WARNING

FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:30 P.M. CDT WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.

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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:

=NEW= LAKE MANITOBA.



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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 LATE THURSDAY 

AFTERNOON AND ENDING OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. 



A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN ALBERTA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN 

SASKATCHEWAN THURSDAY 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 10-20 CM OF FRESH SNOW IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH 

AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 20 CM POSSIBLE 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.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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