Highways

Highways out of Regina are closed in every direction this morning, north on 11 as far as Davidson, west past Moose Jaw, East beyond Indian Head and all other highways in every other direction.

Travel is not recommended on some highways in the Saskatoon, Lloydminster, North Battleford, and Meadow Lake regions.   Click here to check roads in your region.

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Blizzard warning:

Outlook, Watrous, Hanley, Imperial, Dinsmore, Moose Jaw, Pense, Central Butte, Craik, Regina, Fort Qu’Appelle, Indian Head, Lumsden, and Pilot Butte

Blizzard conditions with poor visibility in snow and blowing snow are expected or occurring.

Wind Warning:

Assiniboia, Gravelbourg, Coronach, Carlyle, Oxbow, Carnduff, Bienfait, Stoughton, Estevan, Weyburn, Radville, Milestone, Moosomin, Grenfell, Kipling, and Wawota.

Winter Storm Warning

Hudson Bay, Porcupine Plain, La Ronge, Prince Albert Nat. Park, Narrow Hills Prov. Park, Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin, Carrot River, Pelican Narrows, Cumberland House, Creighton.

Power outages

SaskPower says its crews were working diligently overnight to restore power to areas affect by the winter storm and blizzard but some roads are impassable and high winds were making it dangerous to affect repairs.  SaskPower says repairs will resume in the morning as soon as they can be carried out safely and its crews will continue to respond to high-priority calls throughout the night where it is safe to do so.

Areas which remained without  power overnight:

• Approximately 2110 customers in the area west of Melfort including St. Brieux, Kinistino and James Smith Cree Nation;
• Approximately 200 customers in the Antelope Lake, Rush Lake and Herbert areas;
• Approximately 200 customers in the Broadview and Ochapowace area;
• 87 customers in Regina;
• 45 customers in the Town of Neudorf;
• Part of the town of Eastend;
• There may be additional smaller pockets of customers who remain off overnight.