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WWCN12 CWTO 150152
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:52 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE
WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA
KAPUSKASING - HEARST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED.
WHAT:
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 40 CM.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 KM/H.
WHEN:
LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO
ON SUNDAY. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 11 AND 17 WILL BE IMPACTED.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
PROLONGED UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN
CLEARING SNOW.
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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