RCMP are reporting at least 30 collisions in southeastern Manitoba, as the province is gripped by a blizzard that has forced multiple road closures, including a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Environment Canada has issued blizzard warnings across southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg, the Red River Valley and the Interlake region. Strong northerly winds, with gusts of up to 90 km/h, have led to extremely low visibility, particularly in open rural areas.
The Manitoba government is urging drivers to avoid all roadways in southern Manitoba as storm conditions have made visibility near zero in certain areas. The Trans Canada highway was closed as the city wakes up to a snowstorm in Winnipeg, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
The Perimter Highway has now been closed, along with many other highways south and southwest of Winnipeg. The weather conditions - a Blizzard Warning - is impacting southern Manitoba. Highways are being closed everywhere so rapidly that it is hard to have continual updates.
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You may want to delay any travel plans, a meteorologist says, especially if those plans involve highway driving.
An Alberta Clipper has made its way to southern Manitoba. As a result, Highway 75 is closed from Winnipeg to the U.S. border. Environment Canada says blizzard conditions are developing in the Red River Valley as a cold front sweeps down from the north.
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