Weather Alert Issued For Southern Saskatchewan This Tuesday

If you have anything you need to go out and pick up on Tuesday or you are considering doing some traveling you might want to get it done today and tomorrow as a major storm is headed this way.

Environment Canada has issued a major weather alert for this Tuesday as a major storm is expected to blow into southern Saskatchewan.

According to the Weather Alert strong winds will push into the area on Tuesday.

Although the major weather event concerning precipitation is predicted to hit the area stretching along the Yellowhead Highway the freezing rainfall predicted along the highway and the heavier snow to the north might trend further south.

At the present time the prediction for Moose Jaw and area is for the area southwest of the Yellowhead will see strong winds through the day, with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h expected.

Near the Yellowhead itself, a band of freezing rain is likely to develop, making travel slippery for a few hours throughout the day.

Areas north of the Yellowhead are expected to see heavy snowfall. Current indications are that anywhere between 10 and 30 cm of snow may fall, especially in a line from Lloydminster and Meadow Lake to The Pas, Manitoba.

There is some uncertainty with regard to timing and exact location of this system, but it appears likely that this system will adversely affect much of Saskatchewan on Tuesday.

The areas the alert includes the following:

  • City of Moose Jaw

  • R.M. of Baildon including Briercrest

  • R.M. of Caron including Caronport and Caron

  • R.M. of Chaplin including Chaplin

  • R.M. of Craik including Craik and Aylesbury

  • R.M. of Dufferin including Bethune and Findlater

  • R.M. of Enfield including Central Butte

  • R.M. of Eyebrow including Eyebrow and Brownlee

  • R.M. of Hillsborough including Crestwynd and Old Wives lake

  • R.M. of Huron including Tugaske

  • R.M. of Maple Bush including Riverhurst and Douglas Prov. Park

  • R.M. of Marquis including Tuxford Keeler and Buffalo Pound

  • R.M. of Moose Jaw including Pasqua and Bushell Park

  • R.M. of Pense including Pense Belle Plaine and Stony Beach

  • R.M. of Redburn including Rouleau and Hearne

  • R.M. of Rodgers including Coderre and Courval

  • R.M. of Sarnia including Holdfast Chamberlain and Dilke

  • R.M. of Shamrock including Shamrock and Kelstern

  • R.M. of Wheatlands including Mortlach and Parkbeg

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to SKstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #SKStorm.

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