Southern Manitoba continues to shovel its way out of the snow after a winter storm hit the area this week.
Since the storm started Tuesday, 25-35 centimetres of snow has fallen, depending on the location.
The weather alerts have been lifted and the snow has mostly stopPed falling. However, the cold weather is now coming.
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As the storm moves out, the arctic air is moving in, bringing bitterly cold temperatures. According to Environment Canada, wind chill values will drop to -33 C Thursday night in Winnipeg.
Friday could see lows of -34 C with the wind chill.
Snowfall totals
Plenty of snow fell across southern Manitoba over the last few days. How much did you get? Here’s the latest list (in centimetres).
Somerset: 35
Portage La Prairie: 34
Morris: 30.5
Steinbach: 23.9 to 29.4
Winnipeg: 17 to 29
Argyle: 26.9
Oakbank: 23
Niverville: 21.2
High Bluff: 19
Saint Labre: 18
Pinawa: 18
Gardenton: 18
St Pierre Jolys: 17.7
Lorette: 16.5
Morden: 16.5
Boissevain: 15.2
Sprague: 15
Elkhorn: 14
Virden: 13.7
Rennie: 13
Neepawa: 13
Woodlands: 12.7
Brandon: 12
Indian Bay: 12
Stony Mountain: 12
Oak River: 10.2
Highway closures and conditions
As of Thursday morning, road conditions have improved throughout the province, with major highways reopening such as the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 75. But many of the roads are still slippery and snow covered. There are still some stretches of road that are closed:
- Highway 2, from Souris to Highway 10.
- Highway 21, from the U.S .border to Highway 1.
- Highway 23, from Highway 18 to Highway 21.
- Highway 10 through Riding Mountain National Park.
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