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WWCN11 CWTO 292017
ORANGE WARNING - SNOW SQUALL
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:17 P.M. EST MONDAY 29 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY
BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY
HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY
OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
SNOW SQUALLS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY INTO TUESDAY.
WHAT:
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 30 CM.
WHEN:
CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
IN THE WAKE OF A SHARP COLD FRONT, LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS OFF LAKE
HURON HAVE DEVELOPED. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN AS NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS
OF 70 TO 90 KM/H ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE
SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
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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