The major storm Manitobans have been preparing for over the last two days blew into the province overnight, and is expected to keep blowing until Friday.
According to Environment Canada, the bulk of the snow is expected on Wednesday, accompanied by a strong northeast wind. By the time the storm eventually tapers off, forecasters are looking at a range of 30 to 40 centimetres of snow for Winnipeg, as well as 40 to 60 cm for the western Red River Valley, including Portage la Prairie and Morden.
Western Manitoba is looking at 25-50 cm, while the eastern Red River Valley and southeastern Manitoba should see 20-40 cm of snowfall.
Scott Kehler of meteorological firm Weatherlogics told 680 CJOB’s The Start that while the snow arrived in the province a little bit later than expected, the system has not slowed down. “We had those strong northeasterly winds and those winds were fairly dry, so they were eating away a bit at the edge of the snow moving up from the south,” Kehler said. “Finally, the snow overcame the dry air, and now we’re beginning to see those heavier bands set up, so the day will progressively get worse from here on out. “We’ll continue to see these very heavy bands of snow pass through.” Read more: RCMP: All major highways in Southern Manitoba to close once storm hits <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcmpmb?src=hash&ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>#rcmpmb continually assessed highway conditions overnight & continues to monitor this morning.