WWCN11 CWTO 070247
ORANGE WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:47 P.M. EST FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - BLIZZARD - FOR:
      WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY
      LONDON - MIDDLESEX
      GODERICH - BLUEWATER - SOUTHERN HURON COUNTY
      WINGHAM - BLYTH - NORTHERN HURON COUNTY
      SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY.

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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY NEAR 
ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

WHAT: 
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW. 
STRONG WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 KM/H. 
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 CM ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY 
MORNING FOR AREAS IMPACTED BY SNOW SQUALLS. 

WHEN: 
CONTINUING TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

WHERE: 
FOR AREAS NEAR THE LAKE HURON SHORE AND TO THE NORTHWEST OF LONDON. 
THE CITY OF LONDON PROPER IS NOT EXPECTED TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
BUT WILL SEE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM LOCAL BLOWING 
SNOW. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WHICH WILL LEAD TO 
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. 
VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO FOR WIND-PRONE AND EXPOSED AREAS, 
PARTICULARLY NEAR THE LAKE HURON SHORE. SNOW SQUALLS ARE ALSO 
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING LATER THIS EVENING WITH LOCAL 
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 CM POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING, MAINLY 
NEAR THE LAKE HURON SHORE. 

KEEP EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR VEHICLE SUCH AS EXTRA BLANKETS AND 
JUMPER CABLES.

TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND LIKELY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NEAR-ZERO 
VISIBILITY. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR 
ACTIVITIES, IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN. 
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND, COLD AND DISORIENTATION BY STAYING 
SHELTERED, INDOORS OR WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU BECOME LOST OR 
STRANDED, REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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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