Southern Manitoba snowstorm packed a mighty punch

There wasn't much shelter to be found outdoors during yesterday's storm

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Published: October 12, 2019
Local news, Weather

A dog surveys a very different farmyard than it remembers as snow drifts pile up and visibility is dramatically reduced in the snowstorm on Oct. 11. *Photo: Jeannette Greaves*

The snowstorm that blasted through southern Manitoba delivered significant amounts of snowfall and winds that gusted as high as 70 km/h, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

These photos below submitted by Manitoba Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford and photo contributor Jeannette Greaves offer a chilly glimpse of how the storm looked as it ripped across rural Manitoba on Oct. 11, 2019. (video at bottom)

A wheat crop near Somerset struggles to stay upright as the southern Manitoba snowstorm gathers strength on Oct. 11. photo: Alexis Stockford

White-out conditions and poor visibility were reported across southern Manitoba on Oct. 11 as winds gusted between 30-70 km/h and whipped blowing snow high into the air. photo: Alexis Stockford

Strong winds and heavy snowfall saw snowdrifts accumulate fast in southern Manitoba on Oct. 11. photo: Alexis Stockford

A soybean crop yet to be harvested near Notre Dame fights wind gusts and wet, heavy snow on Oct. 11. photo: Jeannette Greaves

A house and farmyard are obscured by blowing snow as tree branches weighed down by heavy snow bend under the strain. photo: Jeannette Greaves

A dog surveys a very different farmyard than it remembers as snow drifts pile up and visibility is dramatically reduced in the snowstorm on Oct. 11. photo: Jeannette Greaves

(Video footage courtesy of Manitoba Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford)

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