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WWCN11 CWTO 220806
YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:06 A.M. EST THURSDAY 22 JANUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE
MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG.
YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SNOW SQUALL - ENDED FOR:
CITY OF OTTAWA
GATINEAU
SMITHS FALLS - PERTH - EASTERN LANARK COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SNOW SQUALL MAY AFFECT THE REGION THIS MORNING.
WHAT:
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW.
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 CM.
WHEN:
EARLY THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.
VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PREPARE
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
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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