Yellow Warning - Blizzard

Blizzard conditions with poor visibility in snow and blowing snow will develop Wednesday morning and persist until Thursday morning.

Snowfall will begin overnight tonight, and continue through Friday. Upwards of 20 to 30 cm of new snow is expected.

Moderate southeast winds will strengthen Wednesday morning, gusting up to 70 km/h and causing reduced visibility in blowing snow.

Winds are expected to weaken Thursday morning, although there will be some reduced visibility in snow and blowing snow until Friday afternoon.

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Travel will likely be hazardous.

Blizzard warnings are issued when widespread poor visibility in blowing snow is expected.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NUstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #NUStorm.