493  
WOCN11 CWTO 230541  
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 12:41 A.M. EST FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026.  
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:  
APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY  
KALADAR - BANNOCKBURN - BON ECHO PARK  
PLEVNA - SHARBOT LAKE - WESTERN LANARK COUNTY.  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:  
OTTAWA SOUTH - RICHMOND - METCALFE  
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING.  
 
WHAT:  
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING  
SNOW.  
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 5 CM.  
 
WHEN:  
CONTINUING TONIGHT.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS FROM LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY ARE EXPECTED  
TO SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.  
 
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS.  
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING  
SNOW.  
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO  
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
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