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WWCN11 CWTO 292317
ORANGE WARNING - SNOW SQUALL
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:17 P.M. EST MONDAY 29 DECEMBER 2025.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
HURON - PERTH
SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALLS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
WHAT:
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
TOTAL LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 25 TO 50 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 TONIGHT.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND SOME ROUTES WILL
LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. PROLONGED, WIDESPREAD
UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PREPARE FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. PREPARE FOR 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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