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WWCN13 CWTO 160459
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:59 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2025.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
MOOSONEE.
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==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST.
WHAT:
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 CM. HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE.
RISK OF FREEZING RAIN FOR SOME AREAS.
WHEN:
SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A NARROW BAND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED, WITH A SHARP
DIFFERENCE IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THIS BAND. SOME AREAS WILL SEE
A WINTRY MIX OF ICE PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN BEFORE A TRANSITION TO
THE HEAVY SNOW. THUS REDUCING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SOMEWHAT.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME
LOCATIONS. SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING
LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. IF
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR TAIL
LIGHTS AHEAD AND BE PREPARED TO STOP. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID
STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW.
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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