Yellow Warning - Wind

Strong damaging winds are expected Saturday through Sunday.

Where: Churchill and Arviat

What: Strong northeasterly winds on Saturday gusting 100 km/h and strong northwesterly winds on Sunday with gusts possibly exceeding 110 km/h. Reduced visibilities in blowing snow.

Remarks: A powerful storm system will move slowly through northern Manitoba and southern Hudson Bay this weekend bringing rain, snow, freezing rain, strong winds and blowing snow. Conditions will slowly improve on Sunday afternoon.

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Local utility outages are possible. Disruptions to services and travel are possible. Some property damage is possible.

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.