Property owners are advised to take precautions. A map of the forecast is available at:
www.gov.mb.ca/mti/floodinfo/floodoutlook/forecast_centre/lakes/wind_alert/2024/manitoba_lakes_Apr_27_2024_WindAlertMap_12H.pdf
This is a Manitoba Emergency Alert. Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre advises high winds that are expected to develop Saturday morning and last until Sunday morning may result in the risk of ice pileup along the south basin of Lake Manitoba as well as shorelines near Gimli on the west side and Victoria Beach on the east side of Lake Winnipeg.
North winds gusting up to 60 kilometres per hour could cause an ice pileup at these locations.
South Basin of Lake Manitoba, shorelines near Gimli on the west side and Victoria Beach on the east side of Lake Winnipeg