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WWCN12 CWTO 181437

WINTER STORM WATCH

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:37 A.M. EDT TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025.

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WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:

      SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY

      GOGAMA - FOLEYET

      KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART

      ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE.



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==DISCUSSION==



WINTER STORM POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. 



WHAT: 

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 30 CM POSSIBLE. 

RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. 



WHEN: 

INTENSIFYING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND TAPERING OFF THURSDAY 

AFTERNOON. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

SCATTERED FLURRIES, SHOWERS OR POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL GIVE 

WAY TO MORE ORGANIZED PRECIPITATION NEAR MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. CURRENT 

INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT A RAIN-SNOW TRANSITION LINE WILL STRETCH 

FROM BATCHAWANA BAY NORTHEAST TOWARDS EARLTON. ALONG THIS TRANSITION 

LINE, FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTH OF THE TRANSITION LINE, 

ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THE POSITION OF THIS RAIN-SNOW 

TRANSITION LINE MAY STILL SHIFT NORTH OR SOUTH WHICH WILL AFFECT 

EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND PRECIPITATION TYPES.



AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS 

AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. POOR WEATHER 

CONDITIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO TRANSPORTATION DELAYS. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.



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