Old Man Winter won’t let go of it’s icy grip on Saskatchewan just yet. A storm system is expected to move across the province bringing significant snow to areas along the Yellowhead highway (#16) corridor.
As of Thursday morning Environment Canada declared snowfall warnings for several areas from border to border including North Battleford, Unity, Wilkie, Saskatoon, Watrous, Imperial, Davidson, Raymore, Kelliher, Melville, Yorkton, Canora, Kamsack, Fort Qu’Appelle, Grenfell, Kipling, and Moosomin areas. The highest snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 centimeters is expected along the the Yellowhead corridor from Saskatoon to Yorkton. The snow is expected to start Thursday morning along the Alberta/Saskatchewan border and move east across the province reaching the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border by Thursday night. Areas south of the Yellowhead will see lesser amounts of snow. The snow is expected to taper off by Friday.
Parts of west central Saskatchewan including Kindersley, Rosetown, Eston, Lucky lake, and Swift Current regions are under a freezing rain warning. The storm is expected to making driving challenging in the affected areas.
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