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WWCN13 CWTO 170137
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:37 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
BIG TROUT LAKE - SACHIGO LAKE
FORT SEVERN.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
A SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM BEGINS LATE FRIDAY.
WHAT:
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHEN:
BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.
DISCUSSION:
SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY.
STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 KM/H WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PREPARE FOR
SOME 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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