Prairies hit with frigid blast of winter weather. See photos
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 5:05 PM - An arctic air mass continues to tighten its grip on the Prairies, with dangerously cold temperatures across the board and blowing snow still a concern for some.
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QUICK FACTS
- By end of the week, expect to see lows below minus 20 C accompanied by wind chill values in the -30 C to -35 C range
- The cold outbreak stems from a cold-air anomaly that set up over Alaska thanks to a ridge of high pressure over frosty Siberia last week
- Blowing snow advisory remains in effect for parts of southern Manitoba including, the city of Winnipeg
- Another 2 to 4 cm of snow expected for southern Manitoba, accompanied by winds gusting to 60 km/h
- Hazardous driving conditions, with reduced visibility in some locations
- Trans-Canada remains CLOSED from Headingley, Man. to Saskatchewan border (roughly 300 km stretch). Several secondary routes shut down
- System tracking south of the border brings some light snow to southern Prairies Friday night and Saturday
As frigid temperatures begin, a cold front sweeping down from the north brings strong winds and snow to parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba Wednesday night.
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A blowing snow advisory was in effect for Estevan, Sask. and surrounding areas, including Weyburn, Radville, and Milestone Wednesday evening.
Meanwhile in Manitoba, blizzard warnings were in effect for the extreme northeast, with blowing snow advisories in effect for parts of the south, including Brandon. Numerous highways and roads were closed in southern Manitoba as a result of the snow Wednesday evening.
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Here's how residents are coping with the frigid blast of winter weather.
And the snow keeps coming down. 10 am Dec 7th #mbstorm @MikeKoncan @johnsauderCBC @MichelleLissel pic.twitter.com/48Mu00zNSE
— Claudette Gabbs (@ClaudetteGabbs) December 7, 2016
#mbstorm keeps raging on. #snowday2 #notgoinganywhere pic.twitter.com/gkti554BUm
— Arlin Scharfenberg (@alscharfenberg) December 7, 2016
Des dizaines de camions sont à l'arrêt à l'entrée Est de Portage-la-Prairie sur la Transcanadienne. #rcmb pic.twitter.com/RGznBrCrxV
— Pierre Verrière (@PierreVERRIERE1) December 7, 2016
Well...at least my kids are enjoying this #MBStorm #OurFaultForLivingHere #SummersAreNice pic.twitter.com/71VQzlcG3O
— Hubs Boulet, P.Eng (@BouletHubs) December 7, 2016
Countryside will be filled with the sound of #snowblowers for days as #blizzard2016 continues. #snowdrifts #blockedroads #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/lGbiH1Zzgr
— Sandi Knight (@Sandi_Knight) December 7, 2016
Huge amounts of snow at work today! Everything is completely blown in #Winnipeg #mbstorm @WeatherInThePeg @weathernetwork @johnsauderCBC pic.twitter.com/vQGiEjq7cm
— Tim Strieder (@ICEMAN2087) December 7, 2016
Lancer Nation is always willing to lend a hand #mbstorm #friendlymanitoba pic.twitter.com/7cVfRNyiZR
— Dakota Collegiate (@dciLRSD) December 6, 2016
Scenes like this across southern MB. If you must travel - pls be careful, drive to the conditions & use extreme caution. #rcmpmb #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/KXbUoDH9G8
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) December 6, 2016
Lots of this going on today!! Mostly on residential streets but also major routes #Winnipeg #Traffic #mbstorm @SabrinaCsays @StephTsicosCTV pic.twitter.com/8W0E2nuG8x
— Tim Strieder (@ICEMAN2087) December 6, 2016
Snow drifts galore in Torquay, SK @weathernetwork @CBCSask #skstorm #skblizzard #snowday pic.twitter.com/2w3htwQX1t
— Steph Edgar (@stephedgar87) December 6, 2016
I guess if I had a big fur coat like the #bison I'd think the storm was no big deal either. #westcdnag #skstorm pic.twitter.com/tZZ76zOao7
— Robert Johnson (@rjohnson7707) December 6, 2016
@CTVdavidspence @CTVStanfield @Washed_Up DANG! I'm going to have to get a new thermometer 🤒! -22c ; calm ice crystals #canmore #abstorm pic.twitter.com/bkQlZecrdS
— Stanley Williams (@famwilli) December 6, 2016
I can't feel my face. And not in the #TheWeekend's "I Can't Feel My Face" way - more like in the it's -25 w/ wc way @weathernetwork #abstorm pic.twitter.com/CcOvifPXzN
— Deb Matejicka (@debmatejicka) December 5, 2016