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Alberta clipper: 10-15 more cm possible for Friday

Alberta clipper: 10-15 more cm possible for Friday

Adam

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Adam
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Alberta clipper: 10-15 more cm possible for Friday
12/29/2016 at 6:50 AM

Weather Statement below has been put out by Environment Canada. FWIW record for total snow on the ground on Dec 30 is 50cm in 2006.

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3:23 AM CST Thursday 29 December 2016
Special weather statement in effect for:

City of Brandon
Mun. of Glenboro-South Cypress incl. Treesbank
Mun. of Norfolk Treherne
Mun. of North Cypress-Langford incl. Neepawa and Carberry
Mun. of North Norfolk incl. MacGregor Sydney and Austin
Mun. of Oakland-Wawanesa incl. Carroll
R.M. of Cornwallis west of Shilo incl. Chater
R.M. of Elton incl. Forrest
R.M. of Victoria incl. Holland and Cypress River
Another storm system coming to portions of southeast Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba on the heels of a powerful Colorado Low that brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to similar areas on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

This time it's an Alberta Clipper that will be responsible for bringing 10 to 15 centimetres of snow along with strong northwest winds causing reduced visibilities at times in blowing snow.

Latest models are still trying to hone in on the exact path of this clipper but at this time the guidance suggests that it will track along the Yellowhead Highway Corridor of southeastern Saskatchewan beginning Friday morning and then along and south of the Trans-Canada Highway corridor in Manitoba by Friday afternoon with most of the snow falling to the north and east of the track. The clipper is then expected to pull out of southeastern Manitoba late Friday evening into early Saturday morning.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ec.storm.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #MBStorm.

http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?mb7

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F8

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F8
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Bring
12/29/2016 at 10:29 AM

it on! So many people rely on snow to make a living. Others will hate me for saying this. Oh well.
pudds
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pudds
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12/29/2016 at 10:52 AM

F8 said "it on! So many people rely on snow to make a living. Others will hate me for saying this. Oh well. "

I'm not sure the income gained by those who clear snow would offset the overall losses caused by missed work and vehicle damage, to be honest. Not to mention the massive cost of clearing the snow that the city has to cover.
don brown
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don brown
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Lets see
12/29/2016 at 12:59 PM

Most of the area had a really wet fall, now we are looking at snowfall that we haven't seen in years. In the last ten years there have been more than enough wet ones and many farmers have taken out flood insurance just in case they lose too many acres because of wet conditions. The loss of those acres affects not only farmers but those who supply the ag industry, as well as lost product for farmers to sell. Just my opinion, and maybe has a bit of a bias to it since I farm, but I think the loss to the area from an injured ag sector likely far outweighs the gain by those who remove snow.

123Brandon
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123Brandon

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Short sighted.

12/29/2016 at 2:18 PM

pudds said "

F8 said "it on! So many people rely on snow to make a living. Others will hate me for saying this. Oh well. "

I'm not sure the income gained by those who clear snow would offset the overall losses caused by missed work and vehicle damage, to be honest. Not to mention the massive cost of clearing the snow that the city has to cover. "

That's short sighted - it's not only those who clear snow that make money off of the snowfall. The ski resorts in the area have had next to no snow the past two years, people with their snowmobiles are finally able to get out and play (and those who sell and service them are back in business), and anyone else who makes money off of the recreation involved in snowfall can finally recoup some losses from the past two years. And yes, those who pick up a shovel (hoping there's lots of kids in neighbourhoods who still do this) can make a few bucks too!

Although - with the level of the river on freeze up I can't say that I'm not concerned about the precipitation either. But we can't really control it, and I really do feel that those who rely on it have been without too long. Hopefully the dyke system is ready to rock if this continues... otherwise these "floods of the century" are going to become the floods of the every couple years, which would be awful.

I could do without the clearing of it too. But hey, if it's gonna be winter we might as well have snow to play in.

Adam

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Adam
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Snow
12/29/2016 at 4:02 PM

Now a snowfall warning, 10-15cm expired tomorrow:
http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?mb7
Feel bad for some of the folks that are on streets that there hasnt been time for plows to make it to yet. Wonder what the effect is on snow clearing budget with these two events so close to year end.

Re flood talk, have to keep in mind that Saskatchewan is a big part of the equation including the Qu'Appelle which flows into the Assiniboine. As hard as it is to believe it looking out the window in Brandon, there are areas upstream that are nearly bare:
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/maps/snow
Of course some of that area is now under this newest snowfall warning, but was largely missed by what we saw on Christmas Day.

crownyboy
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crownyboy

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City

12/29/2016 at 5:11 PM

Adam said "
Now a snowfall warning, 10-15cm expired tomorrow:
http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?mb7
Feel bad for some of the folks that are on streets that there hasnt been time for plows to make it to yet. Wonder what the effect is on snow clearing budget with these two events so close to year end.

Re flood talk, have to keep in mind that Saskatchewan is a big part of the equation including the Qu'Appelle which flows into the Assiniboine. As hard as it is to believe it looking out the window in Brandon, there are areas upstream that are nearly bare:
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/maps/snow
Of course some of that area is now under this newest snowfall warning, but was largely missed by what we saw on Christmas Day.
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will actually save a bit of money. The streets that have not been cleared will not need done twice.

daisychain
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daisychain
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Snow...Round 2
12/30/2016 at 9:37 AM

Just had our street cleared Wednesday night, and here we are again. Wonder if the City will do another round of residential clearing?
Roycg
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Roycg
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bring it on
12/30/2016 at 1:03 PM

All I can say is..."the more snow the better" Bring it on...and keep it coming
sportsmom
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sportsmom
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1st Street North bridge
12/30/2016 at 1:49 PM

Caution!!! Snow is piling up again on south side of bridge and on the bridge!
A truck missed the turn in road going south and is in the ditch!
GordonSchwindt
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GordonSchwindt
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Looks like it is clearing up here
12/30/2016 at 2:40 PM

In the past half hour the weather appears to be clearing in the town of Oak Lake. Our yard is sheltered so not much drifting. A ruler indicates we have 6 1/2 inches so far today.
Fishin Guy
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Fishin Guy
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Bahahahaha........
12/30/2016 at 2:40 PM

sportsmom said "Caution!!! Snow is piling up again on south side of bridge and on the bridge!
A truck missed the turn in road going south and is in the ditch! "

I saw that truck at lunch. It wasn't like it was poor visibility or piles of snow at that time. I think someone wasn't paying attention and possibly going a little fast.
Adam

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Adam
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Clipper
12/31/2016 at 9:13 AM

According to Environment Canada's Brandon page, we saw 7.2cm with this system.
Other than a couple of cases of flurries, no meaningful mentions of snow in the forecast through Friday.
Some areas of Westman saw up to 15cm as per http://www.cklq.com/index.php?id=62&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=13443&cHash=ffd4f71d3cb314d0bbdea51a8d584ab6