Vigil held for 9-year-old Saskatoon girl killed after being struck by vehicle


		BLOWING SNOW WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY FEB 17, 2026 3:35 PM END DATE: WEDNESDAY FEB 18, 2026 2:00 AM
		POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG EASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 KM/H WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY AND REACH SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD POOR 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.


		SNOWFALL WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY FEB 17, 2026 3:35 PM END DATE: WEDNESDAY FEB 18, 2026 7:47 AM
		SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 25 TO 35 CM IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW STRETCHING FROM MEADOW LAKE SOUTHEASTWARD TO ESTEVAN. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 CM RANGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. 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.


		FREEZING RAIN WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY FEB 17, 2026 4:15 PM END DATE: WEDNESDAY FEB 18, 2026 2:00 AM
		FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES. AN APPROACHING MONTANA LOW WILL GIVE PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN TO PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN AND SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW ON TUESDAY EVENING. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES. 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.