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WWCN11 CWTO 282308
ORANGE WATCH - SNOW SQUALL
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:08 P.M. EST SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WATCH - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
HURON - PERTH
MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY
SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY
HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALLS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
WHAT:
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.
STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 KM/H.
TOTAL LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 25 TO 50 CM.
WHEN:
MONDAY MORNING EASING TO SCATTERED FLURRIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A COLDER AIR MASS IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS OFF LAKE
HURON. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY CONCERN AS NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 KM/H ARE
EXPECTED.
TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS AND SOME ROUTES MAY BE IMPASSABLE.
VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ROAD
CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PROPERTY OR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PREPARE
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE PROLONGED DISRUPTIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, 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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