Snow hits western Manitoba while rain continues in Winnipeg

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Sections of highways across southwest Manitoba remained closed Wednesday as snow followed rain.

A winter storm warning was in effect for the region, where snow and blowing snow continued in the afternoon.

Part or all of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Brandon was closed for much of the day. Sections of several other highways were also closed, while several other sections had reopened. The closures were because of poor driving conditions caused by blowing snow and poor visibility.

Some schools in southwest Manitoba were closed Wednesday, while buses did not operate for some schools that opened.

Environment And Climate Change Canada issued a special weather statement for Winnipeg. The government department’s website said many areas south of the Trans-Canada Highway corridor received about 20 to 30 millimetres of rain in the 24 hours before 4:43 a.m., when the special weather statement was issued. Areas along and north of the corridor received 10 to 20 mm.

“The rain transitioned to snow yesterday over the western escarpment, and early this morning, the rain is beginning to transition to snow over Winnipeg and the eastern Red River Valley,” the department’s website stated.

“The rain will continue to change to snow generally from southwest to northeast through Wednesday morning and continue through the day.”

Snowfall accumulations will range from 0 to 5 centimetres near Lake Winnipeg to possibly as much as 10 to 15 cm in the western Red River Valley, the department said Wednesday morning.

“The low responsible for the inclement weather will begin to weaken through Wednesday, and weather conditions will improve throughout the day, and all associated weather bulletins will be ended,” the department’s website stated.

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