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WWCN12 CWTO 182026
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:26 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= GOGAMA - FOLEYET
=NEW= KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART.
WINTER STORM WARNING - REPLACES WINTER STORM WATCH FOR:
GOGAMA - FOLEYET
KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART.
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==DISCUSSION==
A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED BEGINNING WEDNESDAY.
WHAT:
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 CM POSSIBLE.
FREEZING RAIN WITH 2 TO 5 MM OF ICE BUILD-UP POSSIBLE.
WHEN:
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SCATTERED FLURRIES, RAIN SHOWERS OR POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
GIVE WAY TO MORE ORGANIZED PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT A RAIN-SNOW TRANSITION LINE WILL
STRETCH FROM SAULT STE. MARIE NORTHEAST TOWARDS KIRKLAND LAKE. ALONG
THIS TRANSITION LINE, FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. NORTH OF THE
TRANSITION LINE, PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH ICE PELLETS. SOUTH OF THIS LINE, PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY FALL
AS RAIN. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE POSITION OF THIS RAIN-SNOW TRANSITION LINE MAY STILL SHIFT NORTH
OR SOUTH WHICH WILL AFFECT EXACT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND TYPES.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. 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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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