WINNIPEG – Snow is affecting driving conditions Thursday morning in Winnipeg and on highways in southern Manitoba following an overnight snowfall.
A low-pressure system brought five to 15 centimetres of snow across southern Manitoba and visibility was fair or poor on many highways as wind and traffic lifted drifting snow off the roads.
The Oakville and Hutterian schools in the Portage la Prairie School Division are closed and buses aren’t running Thursday; all other schools are open. The Brandon School Division cancelled buses outside the city on Thursday morning. Buses are running in Brandon and schools are open.
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The City of Winnipeg declared a midnight to 7 a.m. parking ban on snow routes and started snowplowing operations at 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Priority 1 (regional) streets are being plowed with graders and sanding operations are underway. Priority 2 streets (bus and collector routes) are also being plowed and sanded.
Residential streets will be plowed starting Saturday at 7 a.m., the city said Thursday morning. Snow zone plowing schedules are listed at the bottom of this page.
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Sidewalk plowing began at 7 a.m. Thursday and back lane clearing will begin at 7 a.m. Friday. Crews are responding to 311 telephone requests for back lane plowing as required, the city said.
Shortly after 8 am., the RCMP ended an advisory about poor driving conditions on Highway 5 from Kelwood to the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 16 from Minnedosa to Gladstone overnight due to blowing snow, drifting snow and strong winds.
Snow also covered slick roads in Winnipeg, causing vehicles to spin their tires and slide on the slippery surfaces.
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Snowfall warnings that had been issued across southern Manitoba were lifted at 10:30 a.m.
An Environment Canada weather summary of preliminary information reported the following snowfall amounts:
- Winnipeg, Charleswood — 10 centimetres
- Winnipeg, Norwood — 14 cm
- Brandon — 10 cm
- Portage la Prairie — 13 cm
- Steinbach — 7 cm
- Carman — 9-15 cm
- Oakbank — 10 cm
- High Bluff — 4 cm
- Elkhorn — 6 cm
- Argyle — 15 cm
- Pinawa — 10 cm
- Indian Bay — 3 cm
- Sprague — 13 cm
- Neepawa — 9 cm
- Baldur — 9 cm
- St. Labre — 10 cm
- Rivers — 8 cm
- Rennie — 6 cm
- Gilbert Plains — 3 cm
- Arborg — 6 cm
- Narcisse — 9 cm
Winnipeg residential parking ban schedule for snow zones:
C, F, I, M, N, S, U — Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
D, G, J, L, P, R, V — Saturday from 7 p.m. to Sunday at 7 a.m.
E, H, K, O, Q, T — Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
B — Sunday from 7 p.m. to Monday at 7 a.m.
A — Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Residents can check their snow zones at knowyourzone.winnipeg.ca, by calling 311 or by emailing 311@winnipeg.ca.
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