Colonsay, Saskatchewan, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected.

Heavy snowfall is expected for much of southern and central Saskatchewan beginning on Tuesday afternoon.

While the heaviest snow will fall from roughly Meadow Lake to Estevan, slightly lesser amounts will fall to the west and east of this band of heavy snow.  Total snowfall accumulations here are likely to be in the 15 to 20 cm range by Thursday morning.

The snow will taper off through the night on Wednesday.

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Travel will likely be challenging. Road closures are possible. Local utility outages are possible.

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.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Poor visibility in snow and blowing snow is expected in some locations.

Falling snow combined with strong easterly wind gusts of up to 70 km/h will reduce visibility in blowing snow through southern Saskatchewan beginning overnight Monday. These strong winds will spread eastward Tuesday morning.

The winds will begin to diminish Tuesday evening.

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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.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.