WWCN12 CWTO 282034
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:34 P.M. EST SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
      WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TO MONDAY NIGHT.

WHAT:
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 40 CM.
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 KM/H
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

WHEN:
BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

WHERE:
HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FOR MICHIPICOTEN, WAWA, AND
AREAS TO THE EAST ALONG THE HIGHWAY 101 CORRIDOR.

AREAS WEST OF WAWA ARE EXPECT TO SEE LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL EASE MONDAY MORNING
WITH THE WINDS EASING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. TRAVEL WILL
LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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