Western Standard - October 25, 2022


Sask gets hit with its first winter storm, roads closed and services down


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2 minutes

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Word count

318

Sentence count

21


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Environment Canada issues a winter storm warning along the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. Heavy snowfall warnings and winter storm warnings have been in effect since 7 a.m. ET Monday morning. Snowfall warnings are in effect in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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00:00:00.000 There are still snowfall warnings and winter storm warnings along the Saskatchewan and
00:00:04.020 Manitoba border. Environment Canada said these areas can expect 10 to 20 centimeters of snow
00:00:09.720 and freezing rain. On Monday morning, Environment Canada meteorologist Kyle Zalkowski said there
00:00:16.240 were traffic jams, power outages, and significant amounts of snow across central and southern
00:00:21.940 Saskatchewan. Zalkowski said as far as snowfall totals, just judging from the pictures we've seen,
00:00:28.480 it looks like we could have seen 10 to 15 centimeters in Moose Jaw region. In Regina,
00:00:34.100 it looks like maybe 5 centimeters fell there. Regina roads are a little wet and slick in parts
00:00:39.660 of the city, but nothing compared to Moose Jaw. In Moose Jaw and surrounding areas, the highways
00:00:44.740 are closed and traffic is gridlocked due to all the snow. According to SaskTel, the areas of
00:00:51.000 Caronport, Tuxford, and Briarcrest have major service outages including internet, landline,
00:00:56.640 and wireless. All three services are completely wiped out. Because of the highway conditions,
00:01:04.140 SaskTel could not reach the affected areas to restore the services as of now. The good news
00:01:10.700 from Environment Canada is the temperatures will be back above zero starting Wednesday and no snow
00:01:16.900 in the forecast for the foreseeable future. Zalkowski blamed a low-pressure storm from Colorado
00:01:22.940 for the winter storm in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Read the full story at westernstandard.news.
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