WOCN11 CWTO 151739 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:39 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: HURON - PERTH MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY SHELBURNE - MANSFIELD - NORTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY ORANGEVILLE - GRAND VALLEY - SOUTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY GREY - BRUCE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WHAT: LOCAL BLOWING SNOW TODAY, PARTICULARLY FOR RURAL AREAS EAST OF LAKE HURON. EASTERLY WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KM/H. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MONDAY BECOMING WESTERLY MONDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 KM/H. WHEN: TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY EASE TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY, MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH IMPACTFUL SNOW SQUALLS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF LAKE HURON. HIGH WINDS MAY TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS OR CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 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. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/OSPC