WWCN11 CWTO 062350
YELLOW WARNING - SNOW SQUALL
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:50 P.M. EST FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOW SQUALL - FOR:
      LINDSAY - SOUTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
      FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK - NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
      APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
      BANCROFT - HASTINGS HIGHLANDS - DENBIGH
      HALIBURTON
      BARRY'S BAY - KILLALOE
      PETAWAWA - PEMBROKE - COBDEN
      DEEP RIVER - WHITNEY - EASTERN ALGONQUIN PARK.

YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOW SQUALL - ENDED FOR:
      PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN
      BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST
      HUNTSVILLE - BAYSVILLE
      WESTERN ALGONQUIN PARK - LAKE OF TWO RIVERS.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

SNOW SQUALLS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. 

WHAT: 
BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND 
BLOWING SNOW. 
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 KM/H. 

WHEN: 
THIS EVENING. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
SNOW SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHARP SOUTHEASTWARD-MOVING ARCTIC 
COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA. BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY 
POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE, 
FOLLOWED BY RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. 

DUE TO THE BRIEF NATURE OF THE SNOW SQUALLS, HEAVY SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS 
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, 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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