Environment Canada (EC) has issued snow and winter storm warnings for parts of Saskatchewan and upgraded winter storm warnings in the southwest corner of the province to blizzard warning as another blast of winter is hitting some regions of the province.
A winter storm warning for the Leader, Shaunavon and Maple Creek areas has been updated to a blizzard warning while a snow fall warning for the Battlefords has been upgraded to a winter storm warning.
EC says an intense storm system near Moose Jaw is bringing a variety of wintery weather over the western portions of the province.
Heavy snow and blowing snow has been affecting much of the western regions near the Alberta border and travel on most highways in those areas is not recommended.
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The heaviest snow has been in the Cypress Hills region where 20 to 30 cm of snow has fallen since Sunday night.
Snow is expected to taper off during the evening with blizzard conditions easing.
Freezing rain is also likely in the Prince Albert and Spiritwood areas as well as towards Kindersley and the Battlefords.
Most of northern Saskatchewan is also under a snowfall warning, with 10 to 20 cm of snow expected before the storm tapers off.
In the northeast, a freezing rain warning has been issued for the Pelican Narrows – Cumberland House – Creighton regions.
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Blizzard Warning:
- Leader – Gull Lake
- Shaunavon – Maple Creek – Val Marie – Cypress Hills
Winter storm warning for:
- Lloydminster
- Kindersley – Rosetown – Biggar – Wilkie – Macklin
- The Battlefords – Unity – Maidstone – St. Walburg
Snowfall warning for:
- Meadow Lake – Big River – Green Lake – Pierceland
- Île à la Crosse – Buffalo Narrows – Beauval
- Cree Lake – Key Lake
- Fond-du-Lac – Stony Rapids
- Wollaston Lake – Collins Bay
Freezing Rain warning for:
- Prince Albert – Shellbrook – Spiritwood – Duck Lake
- Southend – Brabant Lake – Kinoosao
- Pelican Narrows – Cumberland House – Creighton
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