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WWCN12 CWTO 121404
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:04 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
=NEW= SUPERIOR WEST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
WHAT:
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 CM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TOWARD THE ONTARIO-MINNESOTA BORDER WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
FARTHER NORTH.
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT.
EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 70 KM/H WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW.
COMMUNITIES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 11 ARE EXPECTED TO SEE LESSER AMOUNTS
AS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FRIDAY
MORNING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST.
NOTE THAT BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
SOUTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WHERE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE WORSE.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR
QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA
TIME FOR TRAVEL.
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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