Winter storm watch in Manitoba

A significant fall storm will impact northern Manitoba beginning Friday evening and will persist through the weekend. Where: Areas of northern Manitoba and the southern Kivalliq, including, Pukatawagan, Lynn Lake, Brochet, Tadoule Lake, Churchill, and Arviat What: Hazardous winter conditions including: Heavy snow with total amounts of 20 to 40 cm. Severe wind gusts possibly exceeding 90 km/h. Significantly reduced visibilities in blowing snow Freezing rain Heavy rain with total amounts of 20 to 40 mm. When: Precipitation and strong northerly winds will move into northern Manitoba overnight Friday into Saturday morning and begin mostly as rain or freezing rain. This will transition to snow throughout the day on Saturday before tapering off Sunday afternoon. Winds will strengthen throughout the day on Saturday with gusts up to 90 km/h in areas closer to the Nunavut border and will taper off Sunday morning. Roads and walkways may be difficult to navigate. Visibility may be suddenly reduced to near-zero at times. Road closures are possible. Local utility outages are possible. Consider rescheduling travel and outdoor activities. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected], call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #MBStorm.