Yellow Warning - Winter Storm

Hazardous winter conditions are expected due to: - Snow - Blowing snow - Wind

A significant, long duration snowfall event is expected to bring total snowfall accumulations of 30 to 50 cm by Sunday morning.

Precipitation will begin as rain this before transitioning to heavy snow later this evening. Heavy snow will continue through tonight and Saturday before gradually tapering off on Sunday.

In addition to the snowfall, strong northerly winds with gusts up to 70 km/h will develop tonight and persist 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.