Environment Canada’s Special Weather Statement is 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 with some local areas receiving upwards of 20-30 cm by the weekend.
The initial band of snow from the Colorado low moved through most of southern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan last night. With the above seasonable temperatures continuing today in Manitoba, additional snow is expected to be a heavier wet snow, especially in southeastern regions.
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 continuing through the week, these prolonged accumulations will have a continuous impact over the region. Accumulations will range from 10-20 cm, with some local accumulations 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 area.
Northerly wind gusts of 60 to 70 km/h will develop behind this system over portions of southern Manitoba Thursday afternoon. These gusts will likely produce reduced visibilities, especially in combination with the falling snow Thursday night into Friday.
Conditions will improve Friday into Saturday as the Colorado low tracks eastward, ushering in a surge of Arctic air, and a return to seasonal or below seasonal 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.
