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WWCN13 CWTO 151603
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:03 P.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 HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW IS FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY FOR MOST AREAS. HOWEVER,
NEAR BIG TROUT LAKE AND EAST, ICE PELLETS WITH A RISK OF FREEZING
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE A TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON
OR EARLY THIS EVENING.
EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 KM/H, PARTICULARLY NEAR HUDSON BAY,
WILL RESULT IN LOCAL BLOWING SNOW TODAY. BY TONIGHT, WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH, RESULTING IN MORE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG SUNDAY NEAR HUDSON BAY
WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KM/H, ALLOWING THE BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. 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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