Manitoba is in for another big snowfall, courtesy of our neighbours to the west.
Environment Canada is issuing a special weather statement for the City of Winnipeg as well as central and southern areas of the province.
The system will move across southern Manitoba on Monday, bringing a swath of heavy snow from the Parklands region eastwards towards the Ontario border and south towards the Trans-Canada Highway, according to Environment Canada.
The weather agency is expecting the heaviest snow to fall in the Parklands and Interlake district, and those areas are going to need to break out the snowplows to clear the expected five to 15 centimetres of snow.
In an e-mail to Global News, Michael Cantor, manager of Streets Maintenance Winnipeg says they’re preparing for plows to hit the streets and sidewalks, and they’re already working to clear snowpiles in the city, “crews are continuing to clear Priority 3 sidewalks and pathways. In addition, an extensive snow hauling operation is in progress, whereby crews are removing high snow piles at intersections and along roadways throughout the city to improve sightlines for pedestrians and drivers.”
The city’s operations is anticipating they will soon need to switch gears and focus on snow clearing on P1 and P2 streets and sidewalks/pathways to ensure they are passable, rather than focusing primarily on snow hauling.
Crews will also monitor road conditions and apply sand to improve traction on roadways throughout the city, as required.
Weather expert Bruce Johnson says, “the most recent models show about 10 centimetres for Winnipeg, but the snow is going to blow around like crazy because the winds are going to (be) absolutely horrible on Tuesday.”
Winds are expected to kick up to 80 km/h on Monday in the Red River Valley and gusts are expected to be even stronger on Lake Manitoba and the southern basin of Lake Winnipeg, with projections up around 90 km/h.
Johnson says we can expect temperatures down around -35 C on Thursday, “especially if it’s calm enough.”
But Johnson is warning about yet another Alberta Clipper “showing up on the models already,” expected to make landfall in Manitoba on the weekend.
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