990  
WOCN11 CWTO 201100  
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 6:00 A.M. EST FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2026.  
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:  
GATINEAU  
CITY OF OTTAWA  
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL  
CORNWALL - MORRISBURG  
PETAWAWA - PEMBROKE - COBDEN  
RENFREW - ARNPRIOR - CALABOGIE.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
SNOW EXPECTED TODAY.  
 
WHAT:  
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 10 CM.  
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW.  
 
WHEN:  
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING OR  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  
SNOW MAY MIX WITH ICE PELLETS AT TIMES FOR SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE  
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE  
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR  
TRAVEL. IF DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN AND MAINTAIN A  
SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.  
 
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. TO  
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN GATINEAU, SEND AN EMAIL TO  
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
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