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WWCN12 CWTO 020257
YELLOW WARNING - SNOW SQUALL
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:57 P.M. EST THURSDAY 1 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
=NEW= AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK
SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW SQUALLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.
WHAT:
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 30 CM BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW SQUALLS ARE AFFECTING REGIONS EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS JUST NORTH OF SAULT
STE. MARIE.
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND OTHER TRAVELLER INFORMATION FROM THE
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/511,
HTTPS://WWW.TWITTER.COM/511ONTARIO, OR CALL 5-1-1.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
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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