WWCN12 CWWG 230911

ORANGE WARNING - FREEZING RAIN

FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:11 A.M. CDT THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:

      THE PAS - WANLESS - WESTRAY - CLEARWATER LAKE PROV. PARK

      NORWAY HOUSE - CROSS LAKE - WABOWDEN

      ISLAND LAKE - OXFORD HOUSE - GODS LAKE.



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.



WHAT: FREEZING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 

5 MM. 



WHEN: CONTINUING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. 



WHERE: CENTRAL MANITOBA. 



REMARKS: A MAJOR SPRING STORM WILL GIVE RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND 

HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL MANITOBA. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO 

RAIN OR SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.



TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS AND SOME ROUTES WILL LIKELY BE 

IMPASSABLE. PROLONGED UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. FREEZING RAIN 

WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES 

CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)MBSTORM.



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