Moderate Cold Wave ● Monitoring
yellow warning - winter storm - in effect, Canada
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A significant fall storm continues to impact northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq on Sunday.
Where: Churchill and Arviat
What: Hazardous winter conditions including:
Snow with total amounts of 10 to 25 cm
Severe wind gusts possibly up to 100 km/h
Significantly reduced visibilities in blowing snow
Rain with total amounts of 20 to 30 mm
When: Beginning Saturday morning and tapering off Sunday afternoon
Remarks: Snow and blowing snow continue Sunday morning. Very strong winds will occur also, with gusts up to 100 km/h possible, with drastically reduced visibilities in blowing snow. Snow and winds will gradually taper off Sunday afternoon.
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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. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to MBstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #MBStorm.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 58.4521, -94.5954 |
|---|---|
| Region | Churchill |
| Location Precision | polygon |
| Issuing Authority | Canada — ca-msc-xx |
| Cap Urgency | Expected |
| Cap Certainty | Likely |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-25T23:03:44-00:00 |
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