WWCN12 CWWG 240829

ORANGE WARNING - FREEZING RAIN

FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:29 A.M. CDT FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2026.

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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - FOR:

      THOMPSON - NELSON HOUSE - SPLIT LAKE

      NORWAY HOUSE - CROSS LAKE - WABOWDEN

      ISLAND LAKE - OXFORD HOUSE - GODS LAKE.



ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - FREEZING RAIN - ENDED FOR:

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



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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



ICE BUILD-UP DUE TO FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES.



WHAT: A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY 

EXCEEDING 5 MM. FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS AT TIMES. 



WHEN: CONTINUING THIS MORNING AND CHANGING OVER TO SNOW LATER TODAY. 



WHERE: PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MANITOBA. 



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

HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL MANITOBA.



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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