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WWCN12 CWTO 280413
ORANGE WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:13 P.M. EST SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - 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
NORTHWESTERLY WIND 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 OVERNIGHT. SOME 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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