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WOCN12 CWTO 210949
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:49 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY
=NEW= SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
=NEW= ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE
=NEW= BLIND RIVER - THESSALON
=NEW= MANITOULIN ISLAND.
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==DISCUSSION==
LATE SEASON SNOWFALL ON TAP.
WHAT:
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 12 CM.
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW.
WHEN:
BEGINNING NEAR NOON THEN ENDING THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW, BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD EAST WITH AN
ALBERTA CLIPPER ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE
BRIEFLY TO ICE PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING AND MAY FALL
BRIEFLY AS RAIN IN THE SAULT STE MARIE AND MANITOULIN AREAS IF THE
TEMPERATURE CAN GET A LITTLE ABOVE ZERO.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING
SNOW. UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. MOTORISTS SHOULD
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO GET TO THEIR DESTINATION.
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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