WWCN11 CWTO 182127
YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:27 P.M. EST WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:
      BELLEVILLE - QUINTE WEST - EASTERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
      PICTON - SANDBANKS PARK
      NAPANEE - CONSECON
      FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK - NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES
      PETERBOROUGH CITY - LAKEFIELD - SOUTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
      PORT CARLING - PORT SEVERN
      BRACEBRIDGE - GRAVENHURST.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING. 

WHAT: 
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CM. 
SNOW MIXING WITH ICE PELLETS AT TIMES. 
ICY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 

WHEN: 
THIS EVENING. TAPERING OFF LATER IN THE EVENING. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
THE REGION LIES ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF WHERE HEAVY SNOWFALL IS 
EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OFF SHARPLY TOWARDS 
THE EAST.

TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. THERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 
ON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. 
PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 
ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. 

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

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