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WWCN13 CWTO 161524
YELLOW WATCH - WINTER STORM
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:24 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - WINTER STORM - FOR:
BIG TROUT LAKE - SACHIGO LAKE
FORT SEVERN
PEAWANUCK.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM BEGINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING.
WHAT:
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 30 CM.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
DISCUSSION:
SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING, AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW
COMBINING WITH WIND GUSTS OF 70 KM/H WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY 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. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES.
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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