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WOCN12 CWTO 262223
YELLOW ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:23 P.M. EST THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL ADVISORY - BLOWING SNOW - FOR:
KAPUSKASING - HEARST - SMOOTH ROCK FALLS
TIMMINS - COCHRANE - IROQUOIS FALLS.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
POOR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY.
WHAT:
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 KM/H.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 10 CM.
WHEN:
BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND ENDING
BY SATURDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT.
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 KM/H WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW
PRODUCING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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