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WWCN13 CWTO 160944
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:44 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
SUMMER BEAVER - WUNNUMMIN LAKE - KINGFISHER LAKE
WEBEQUIE
ATTAWAPISKAT.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO BEGIN FRIDAY.
WHAT:
SNOW AND ICE PELLETS WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 30 CM.
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW.
FREEZING RAIN.
WHEN:
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
DISCUSSION:
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY TO THE AREA
BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MIX WITH ICE
PELLETS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT, AND THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR
FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITY MAY BE
SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. CONSIDER RESCHEDULING TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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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