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WWCN12 CWTO 180241
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:41 P.M. EST MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2020.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY
NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOWSTORM BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM TEXAS WILL BRING AN AREA OF SNOW WITH IT,
ARRIVING NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
15 TO 20 CM ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE AFTER THE SNOW ARRIVES
TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ADJUST THEIR TRAVEL PLANS
ACCORDINGLY.
VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. SURFACES
SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. IF VISIBILITY IS
REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE
FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)CANADA.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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