WWCN11 CWTO 070939
ORANGE WARNING - BLIZZARD
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:39 A.M. EST SATURDAY 7 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 NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 70 KM/H. 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 10 CM TODAY. 

WHEN: 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EASING THIS MORNING. 
LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON. 

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 REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THIS 
MORNING 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. 
WIND WILL EASE THIS MORNING LEADING TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY, 
HOWEVER LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO 
THIS AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS CLOSE TO LAKE HURON. 

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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