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Snow makes driving treacherous in southern Manitoba

The snow that started falling Wednesday morning just keeps on coming, leaving deep piles and drifts and causing roads to be extremely slick.

Winnipeg has already received 15-20 centimetres of snow; another 2 cm expected

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Snowy Manitoba roads

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Manitoba drivers face treacherous roads after major snowfall.

It's not easy to get around in southern Manitoba right now.

The snow that started falling Wednesday morning kept coming on Thursday, leaving deep piles and drifts, and causing roads to be extremely slick.

There are numerous reports of crashes and vehicles getting stuck.

Wind is expected to cause poor visibility in swirling snow.

Winnipeg forecast

  • Flurries and blowing snow all day.
  • About 2 cm of fresh snow expected.
  • Temperatures fall through the day to –12 C by afternoon and –14 by 9 p.m.
  • Wind northwest 40-60 km/h in morning, 30-50 km/h in afternoon.
  • TONIGHT cloudy with 30 per cent chance of flurries.
  • Wind drops off in evening.
  • Overnight low –18 C with a wind chill of –26.

John Sauder's weather journal for Dec. 17

Winnipeg has already received 15-20 centimetres of snow, depending on the area of the city, and another couple of centimetres is expected.

Manitoba Public Insurance says over the past two days, there have been more than 1,500 collision claims, with most of them due to the snowfall.

A spokesperson with Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation said all highways are snow-covered north of Winnipeg and in southeast Manitoba but there are no closures.

Several schools divisions have cancelled classes Thursday. A full list can be found on CBC's Storm Centre, along with links to weather alerts and highway conditions.

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