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WWCN11 CWTO 210849
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:49 A.M. EST SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2024.
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SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR:
=NEW= LONDON - MIDDLESEX
=NEW= GODERICH - BLUEWATER - SOUTHERN HURON COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAZARDS:
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 15 CM.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
TIMING:
NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION:
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS OFF LAKE HURON HAVE SHIFTED INLAND AND IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM STRATHROY TO
DASHWOOD. SNOW SQUALLS WILL WEAKEN TO LIGHT FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW SQUALLS CAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO VARY
CONSIDERABLY(SEMICOLON) CHANGES FROM CLEAR SKIES TO HEAVY SNOW
WITHIN JUST A FEW KILOMETRES ARE COMMON. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY
REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE
DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.
PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN
AND GET AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH DRINKING WATER, FOOD, MEDICINE, A
FIRST-AID KIT AND A FLASHLIGHT.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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