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Yellow Warning – Winter Storm
Impact Level: Moderate
Forecast Confidence: High
Winter storm expected through Friday morning.
What: Total snowfall amounts are expected to range from 10 cm near the shore of Lake Superior, including Wawa, to 15 to 20 cm for areas inland and over the higher terrain. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Flash freeze.
When: Continuing through Friday morning.
Additional information: Rain or drizzle is expected to change back over to snow late this afternoon into this evening as temperatures rapidly fall below the freezing mark. In addition, northerly winds gusting 50 to 60 km/h will result in blowing snow beginning this evening.
Conditions will improve from west to east through Friday morning.
Travel will likely be challenging. Road closures are possible. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on X using #ONStorm.
Orange Alert = Severe weather
Red Alert = Very dangerous and possibly life-threatening weather
For road conditions and other traveller information from the Ministry of Transportation, visit https://www.ontario.ca/511, or call 5-1-1.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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