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WWCN13 CWTO 162018
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:18 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= PEAWANUCK.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL WATCH -
WINTER STORM - FOR:
PEAWANUCK.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM BEGINS FRIDAY EVENING.
WHAT:
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 CM.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
DISCUSSION:
SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY
EVENING. STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 KM/H WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PREPARE FOR
SOME 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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