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WWCN12 CWTO 160442
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:42 A.M. EDT MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY
TEMISKAMING SHORES - TEMAGAMI.
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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES.
WHAT:
TOTAL SNOWFALL AND ICE PELLET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 40 CM.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE BUILD-UP OF 6 TO 12 MM.
NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 KM/H.
WHEN:
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL TRANSITION TO ICE PELLETS AND
FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND SOME ROUTES WILL
LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PROLONGED,
WIDESPREAD UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. ROOFS ARE AT AN INCREASED
RISK OF COLLAPSE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF SNOW. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PREPARE FOR PROLONGED, WIDESPREAD
DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES.
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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