Southern Manitoba is digging out Wednesday, after being hit by the first big winter storm of the season. Snow continues to fall, causing road closures, collisions and drifts.
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On Wednesday morning, CAA Manitoba said they had 195 calls within the city. Many people were stuck in snow banks and needed a tow.
“On a more typical winter morning that number would be about 40 to 50 [calls] by mid-morning,” Roz Pulo, with CAA Manitoba said.
Global News gathered photos and videos of the winter storm that hit the area over the past few days.
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Shovelling a Tim Hortons drive thru on Tuesday morning.
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Snapshot of the weather at the Emerson border Wednesday afternoon.
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RCMP tweeted out this picture before the storm hit Winnipeg.
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City plows hard at work.
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Highway 1 from Portage la Prairie to the Saskatchewan border also closed.
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Pushing the car through the deep snow.
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Fresh snowfall blankets the streets in Winnipeg causing a slippery drive.
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Many highways were also closed or had poor visibility.
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As of Wednesday, 25-25 centimetres of snow has fallen in southern Manitoba.
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Another two to four cm is expected to fall Wednesday, with winds still hitting 60 km/h, according to Environment Canada.
While the snow and wind will ease Wednesday night, a major cold front will move in following the snow, with lows falling below -20 C expected by the end of the week. The windchill will make it feel like it’s in the -30 C to -35 C range.
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