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WWCN13 CWTO 150904
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:04 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2025.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
BIG TROUT LAKE - SACHIGO LAKE
FORT SEVERN.
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==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
WHAT:
SNOW OR ICE PELLETS TODAY FOLLOWED BY SNOW TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 CM POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW IS FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY FOR MOST AREAS. HOWEVER,
NEAR BIG TROUT LAKE AND EAST, ICE PELLETS CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE A
TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.
EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 KM/H TODAY, PARTICULARLY NEAR HUDSON
BAY, WILL RESULT IN LOCAL BLOWING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER,
BY TONIGHT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE IN
STRENGTH RESULTING IN MORE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WHILE
SNOW WILL EASE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING, WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG SUNDAY NEAR THE SHORES OF
HUDSON BAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KM/H EXPECTED RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL
BLOWING SNOW, PARTICULARLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. TAKE
EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS.
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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