Eastern Prairies begin to clean up after wintry storm leaves its mark
Parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba are cleaning up after getting walloped by a significant, wintry storm this week, with heavy snow resulting in vehicle collisions that led to road closures
Parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba saw a major, wintry wallop this week, as a potent Texas low stalled over southern Manitoba.
Eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba bore the brunt of the snow on Tuesday, with the heaviest accumulations falling along the provincial border. For some of the harder-hit areas, as much as 40 cm was forecast by the time all is said and done. Winds picked up throughout the day Tuesday, adding dangerous blowing snow to the list of hazards drivers faced.
Western sections of Manitoba were forecast to pick up 5-10 cm, with northern areas potentially seeing even more. That prompted several school and bus cancellations across the province first thing Wednesday morning.
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The snow will taper off and winds will gradually diminish later on Wednesday.
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On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) responded to 44 vehicle collisions due to the onslaught of wintry conditions.
"The most common of these incidents were vehicles in the ditch and jackknifed semis," the RCMP said in a news release.
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Highway closures, including sections of Highway 1, were reported in Saskatchewan and Manitoba early Wednesday morning.
Another widespread and significant snowfall could hit much of the southern and central Prairies again this weekend. It is too early to have confidence in snow totals and where the heaviest snow will fall, but this could have another major impact on travel across the Prairies.
See below for posts showcasing this week's wintry conditions over Saskatchewan and Manitoba:
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Thumbnail courtesy of RCMP Manitoba/X.
