Updated Wednesday, March 6th 7:15 p.m. - A Snowfall Warning has ended for much of Southern Manitoba including the Red River Valley and Southeastern corner of the province.
"Communities including Pilot Mound, Manitou, Morden, Carman, Winkler, Altona, Emerson and Morris can expect a few more centimeters Wednesday night before the flurries taper off some time this evening," stated CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "I would suggest another 5cms max for those areas, on top of the 5 to 10cms we've already received."
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According to Environment Canada, because of the heavier bands of snow embedded within this system, storm totals will vary across the Warning areas, with some localized amounts potentially reaching 20 to 25cms which had the most intense bands of snow roll through.
"The snow will end tonight, but the gusty winds up to 50 km/h will last well into the evening, meaning blowing and drifting snow, alongside reduced visibility, will be a factor until at least Thursday morning," he added. "Conditions are expected to improve overnight into Thursday morning, but tomorrow's morning commute will be a snowy one."
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On your Sun Valley Tire Road Report, all highways throughout the Red River Valley and Southeastern Manitoba are partly snow or snow covered with areas of reduced visibility in blowing snow.
For our initial story about Wednesday's snowfall, keep reading below.
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Ahead of a quick moving shot of snow today and tonight, Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning for much of Southern Manitoba. After missing the majority of Sunday's storm that hit the western half of the province, this time around places like Pilot Mound, Manitou, Morden, Carman, Winkler, Altona, Emerson and Morris are in line to see accumulating snow.
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10 to 15cms is expected, with the highest totals likely in the Red River Valley and Southeastern corner of the province. Lower amounts in the 5-10cms range are forecast for the areas hammered by Sunday's snowfall event.
"This fast moving low pressure system cutting through the Dakotas and into our area will pack a punch, from a snowfall perspective, especially considering how quickly it will drop what it has on the region," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "The expectation is for snowfall to begin by late morning to early afternoon throughout the Warning areas, and within 12 to 18 hours, have wrapped up, tapering off some time tonight."
According to Environment Canada, within the wide swath of accumulating snow there is the potential for embedded bands of more vigorous snow. These bands will allow for significant snow fall rates, causing visibility to drop to near zero and snowfall accumulations to add up quite quickly in some localities.
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"Adding to the visibility and travel challenges later today and tonight will be gusty winds up to 50 km/h," noted Sumner. "Those will first come out of the east, and then shift northerly into the evening hours. It's highly likely significantly reduced visibility in blowing and drifting snow will be part of the late Wednesday afternoon and evening commute. The winds will diminish overnight into Thursday morning."
This will be a fairly quick moving system and conditions will improve on Thursday.
"A cooler day with highs between -7 and -9 is on tap for Thursday, with temperatures warming through the weekend into next week," he said. "Above average temperatures are showing up in the forecast models for next week, as upper level ridging in the atmosphere allows for a warmer airmass to settle into the region."