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Saskatchewan is once again bracing for impact, as an Alberta clipper will begin forcing its way across the province on Saturday night.
The storm system has prompted a winter storm warning stretching from Lloydminster to North Battleford and southeast of Saskatoon.
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People inside that region can expect to see a full range of winter weather.
“That (the winter storm warning) is for combined heavy snow and freezing rain that’ll begin this evening,” said Chris Stammers, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologist told 650 CKOM on Saturday.
A winter storm warning is considered a multi-hazard warning, and in this case was triggered due to the threat of freezing rain and snow. It can also be triggered if 25 centimeters of snow or more is expected to fall.
Stammers said there is a narrow pathway that includes North Battleford, Saskatoon, Humboldt, Wynyard, and Yorkton that will see the heaviest snowfall.
“There’s going to be a very narrow band of 15 to 25 centimeters (of snow) somewhere in there,” said Stammers.
The snow isn’t expected until Saturday night into Sunday morning, and it’s unclear which area will be hit the hardest.
In Saskatoon, the city is expected to see anywhere between 10 to 20 centimeters of snow, along with high winds and possible rain and/or freezing rain.
“Freezing rain will begin (Saturday) evening and we’ll probably get three to six hours of freezing rain before things transition fully over to snow,” said Stammers. “We do expect it to be kind of a wet snow, and melty snow.”
ECCC said on its website that the system will produce heavy snowfall rates of as much as 2 cm per hour and the extent of freezing rain will be heavily impacted by local temperatures. It said people should consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.
After the winter weather moves out on Sunday night, temperatures are expected to drop before warming again up by the end of the week.
Regina is not included in the winter storm warning but Stammers said there could be a freezing rain warning issued.
The Queen city is expected to see five to 10 centimeters of snow.
“They’ll (Regina) see snow starting probably more like Sunday morning,” said Stammers. “Heavy winds won’t be until Sunday night.”
Stammers said he expected more warnings to be issued as the weekend progresses.
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