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WWCN12 CWTO 111640
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:40 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART
GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY
TEMISKAMING SHORES - TEMAGAMI
MANITOULIN ISLAND
ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY
NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL WARNING
- SNOWFALL - FOR:
KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
FREEZING RAIN, SNOW AND ICE PELLETS TODAY.
WHAT:
SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM.
SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS.
ICE ACCRETION OR BUILD-UP OF UP TO 4 MM.
LOCAL BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
CONTINUING TODAY AND TAPERING OFF TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
PRECIPITATION IS LIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO LATE
THIS MORNING, BUT SHOULD INTENSIFY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER WAVE OF PRECIPITATION MOVES IN. A WINTRY MIX OF
SNOW, ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION
SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WITH LOCAL BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. TRAVEL WILL
LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND
DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. IF
DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN AND MAINTAIN A SAFE
FOLLOWING DISTANCE. BE VERY CAREFUL IF WALKING OR DRIVING.
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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