The province closed several highways in Westman because of poor winter driving conditions caused by freezing drizzle last night. All have re-opened except for Highway 83 from Roblin to Russell.
Environment Canada has also issued a Special Weather Statement in effect for:
City of Brandon
Mun. of Glenboro-South Cypress incl. Treesbank
Mun. of Norfolk Treherne
Mun. of North Cypress-Langford incl. Neepawa and Carberry
Mun. of North Norfolk incl. MacGregor Sidney and Austin
Mun. of Oakland-Wawanesa incl. Carroll
R.M. of Cornwallis west of Shilo incl. Chater
R.M. of Elton incl. Forrest
R.M. of Victoria incl. Holland and Cypress River
Prolonged snow event over southeastern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba beginning late Tuesday evening with some local areas receiving upwards of 20-30 cm by the weekend.
Ahead of a Colorado low, some light snow and freezing drizzle will be occurring over southern Manitoba Monday night into Tuesday morning. The Colorado low will move through the upper Midwest of the United States bringing snow into the region starting Tuesday night and into Wednesday. With the above seasonable temperatures in place as the low pressure system approaches, the snow is expected to be a heavier wet snow. The worst conditions are expected to be in the communities along the international border.
As the area of low pressure moves through the Midwestern states towards the Great Lakes on Wednesday night and into Thursday, a hang back area of snowfall is expected to linger over southeastern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba through the week. At this time, it appears that for each forecast period, snowfall amounts are expected to stay sub-warning. However, with the snow beginning overnight on Tuesday and continuing to snow through the week, the accumulation of snow over such a prolonged time will have continuous impact over the region. The accumulations will in general range from 10-20 cm, with some local amounts reaching as high as 30 cm by the weekend.
As this area of precipitation lingers, some regions in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba may see higher snowfall amounts as the system interacts with the higher terrain in the region.
Conditions will improve Friday into Saturday as the Colorado low continues to track eastward, ushering in another surge of Arctic air, bringing back more normal temperatures.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to MBstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #MBStorm.
