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WOCN12 CWTO 272211
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:11 P.M. EST FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
MARATHON - SCHREIBER
WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA
AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK
TIMMINS - COCHRANE - IROQUOIS FALLS
CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA
KIRKLAND LAKE - TEMISKAMING SHORES - TEMAGAMI.
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==DISCUSSION==
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SQUALLS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW
TONIGHT.
WHAT:
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 KM/H.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 CM.
WHEN:
THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW SQUALLS MAY DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL AFFECT AREAS
NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO LATE
THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY IN THE
WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 KM/H MAY
RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.
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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