Saskatchewan storm: Latest winter storm warnings forecast 10-20 cm of snowfall [Video]

As snow continues to fall across the province, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued winter storm warnings for a large tract of central Saskatchewan.

As of 7 p.m. Sunday, winter storm warnings remain in effect for Humboldt, Yorkton, Melville, Esterhazy, Lanigan, Wynyard and Maple Creek in the southwest.

Sunday morning saw the warnings span right across the province, covering the city of Saskatoon and carrying on through to the Alberta border.

The winter storm warnings describe hazardous winter conditions with total snowfall figures ranging from 10 to 20 centimetres and maximum wind gusts of 50 to 60 km/h.

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Heavy snowfall rates of as much as two centimetres per hour are expected.

Freezing rain risks associated with the system were removed Sunday afternoon. Snowfall was forecasted to last into Sunday evening.

Saskatchewan’s Highway Hotlineis not recommending travel …