Yellow Warning - Winter Storm

A significant fall storm will continue to impact northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq today and will persist through the weekend.

Where: Churchill and Arviat

What: Hazardous winter conditions including: Snow with total amounts of 10 to 25 cm Severe wind gusts possibly exceeding 110 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: Precipitation will begin in this area today as rain or freezing rain before transitioning to snow and blowing snow this evening and overnight. Very strong winds will occur also, with gusts up to a possibly 100 to 110 km/h, 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.