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WWCN11 CWTO 201610
SNOW SQUALL WATCH
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:10 A.M. EST MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2025.
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SNOW SQUALL WATCH FOR:
PICTON - SANDBANKS PARK.
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==DISCUSSION==
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS OFF LAKE ONTARIO BEGINNING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
WHAT:
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 CM,
PARTICULARLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.
REDUCED VISIBILITY, NEAR ZERO AT TIMES, IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
WHEN:
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS FROM SANDBANKS TO MILFORD
AND SOUTH SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION,
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 KM/H WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
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
SIGNIFICANTLY AND SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. SURFACES SUCH AS
HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO
NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
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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