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		WINTER STORM WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 4:17 AM END DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 8:17 PM
		HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. A POTENT ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING 10 TO 25 CM OF SNOW, STRONG WINDS, BLOWING SNOW AND A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND QUICKLY SPREAD EAST INTO MANITOBA BY THE AFTERNOON. A SWATH OF 10 TO 25 CM OF SNOW WILL ENCOMPASS A LARGE AREA OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH AREAS NEAR THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY AND SOUTH TO THE US BORDER HAVING A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS, GUSTING 80 TO 100 KM/H, BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BRING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A RETURN OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ON THURSDAY. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.


		BLIZZARD WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 3:25 PM END DATE: WEDNESDAY DEC 17, 2025 7:25 AM
		BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN, INCLUDING THE YELLOWHEAD AND TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR. TOTAL SNOWFALL: 10 TO 20 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 70 TO 80 KM/H. TIME SPAN: WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SIMILAR STORMS IN THE PAST HAVE CAUSED: - SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CANCELLATIONS OF SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES - ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES - SCATTERED UTILITY OUTAGES REMARKS: A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG, GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY EXTENDING FROM LEADER AND KINDERSLEY, SOUTHEAST TOWARDS SWIFT CURRENT, MOOSE JAW, REGINA, ESTEVAN AND BROADVIEW. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO EASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIKELY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.