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April 18, 2024 at 11:20 a.m.·1 min read

snowfall warning for northern manitoba updated by environment canada at 10:19 a.m. cdt thursday 18 april 2024.

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snowfall warning for:

the pas - wanless - westray - clearwater lake prov. park

flin flon - cranberry portage - snow lake

thompson - nelson house - split lake

norway house - cross lake - wabowden

island lake - oxford house - gods lake

gillam

shamattawa.

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——discussion——

a prolonged period of snowfall continues as a low pressure system stalls over the province. locations impacted: thompson, nelson house, south indian lake, flin flon, the pas, cross lake, jenpeg, oxford house, gillam and shamattawa. northeastern manitoba will see an additional 5 to 10 cm on thursday followed by another 5 cm on thursday night into friday giving storm total accumulations of 20 to 30 cm for most regions. for northeastern manitoba, the heaviest snow will likely fall between the townsites of island lake and gillam giving slightly lesser amounts to the communities themselves. the snow will taper off through the day on friday.

consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. for information on emergency plans and kits go to https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/. please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by environment canada. to report severe weather, send an email to mbstorm(at)ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using (hash)mbstorm.

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