501
WOCN12 CWTO 202207
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:07 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF THUNDER BAY
=NEW= IGNACE - ENGLISH RIVER
=NEW= UPSALA - RAITH
=NEW= CLOUD BAY - DORION
=NEW= BEARDMORE - JELLICOE - MACDIARMID
=NEW= GULL BAY - BLACK STURGEON LAKE
=NEW= NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH
=NEW= WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA
=NEW= AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK
=NEW= SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
WHAT:
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 12 CM.
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW.
WHEN:
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND SPREAD
EASTWARDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THERE IS ALSO A
RISK OF FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE WESTERN SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR
SATURDAY MORNING WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. THE SNOW EAST OF LAKE
SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH POSSIBLE TRAVEL
DELAYS.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING
SNOW.
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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