970
WWCN12 CWTO 272158
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:58 P.M. EST SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
=NEW= AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK
=NEW= CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA
=NEW= KIRKLAND LAKE - TEMISKAMING SHORES - TEMAGAMI.
ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - REPLACES ORANGE LEVEL WATCH -
WINTER STORM - FOR:
AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK
CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA
KIRKLAND LAKE - TEMISKAMING SHORES - TEMAGAMI.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT.
WHAT:
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 30 TO 50 CM.
RISK FOR FREEZING RAIN WITH MINOR ICE ACCRETION POSSIBLE
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 KM/H
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
WHEN:
BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS FREEZING RAIN OR ICE PELLETS SUNDAY
EVENING BUT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY OVERNIGHT. SOME
LIGHT ICE ACCRETION IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY FREEZING RAIN THAT OCCURS.
THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL EASE FROM
WEST TO EAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. TRAVEL
WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED
TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR
QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AVOID
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PREPARE FOR DISRUPTIONS
TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES AND UTILITIES.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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