WWCN11 CWWG 231020 SNOWFALL WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:20 A.M. CST SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2024. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SNOWFALL WARNING FOR: =NEW= R.M. OF WALLACE-WOODWORTH INCL. VIRDEN ELKHORN AND KENTON =NEW= R.M. OF PIPESTONE INCL. OAK LAKE RES. =NEW= DAUPHIN - RUSSELL - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS =NEW= MINNEDOSA - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK =NEW= STE. ROSE - MCCREARY - ALONSA - GLADSTONE =NEW= SWAN RIVER - DUCK MOUNTAIN - PORCUPINE PROVINCIAL FOREST =NEW= GRAND RAPIDS - WATERHEN. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM IS EXPECTED. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MONTANA IS POISED TO TRACK EASTWARD, SPREADING AN AREA OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN WESTERN MANITOBA OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL HEAD INTO EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PROVINCE SUNDAY. FOR MOST AREAS, ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN REGIONS INTO MONDAY. THIS SNOWFALL WARNING MAY BE EXPANDED EASTWARD THROUGH THE INTERLAKE REGION AS THE EVENT NEARS. BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME LOCATIONS. 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. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. 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. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/PASPC