Moderate Cold Wave ● Monitoring
yellow warning - winter storm - in effect, Canada
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Hazardous winter conditions are expected due to:
- Snow
- Blowing snow
- Wind
A significant, long duration snowfall event continues with total snowfall accumulations of 30 to 50 cm expected by Sunday morning.
Heavy snow will continue through the day and into tonight before gradually tapering off on Sunday.
In addition to the snowfall, strong northerly winds with gusts up to 70 km/h will continue until Sunday. These winds, combined with falling snow, will result in significantly reduced visibility at times in snow and blowing snow. Winds will gradually ease through the day Sunday.
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Travel will likely be hazardous. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near-zero at times. Local utility outages are likely. Property or tree damage is possible.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to SKstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #SKStorm.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 56.7892, -102.8713 |
|---|---|
| Region | Southend - Brabant Lake - Kinoosao |
| Location Precision | polygon |
| Issuing Authority | Canada — ca-msc-xx |
| Cap Urgency | Expected |
| Cap Certainty | Likely |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-25T02:03:04-00:00 |
Official source
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Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).
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