WWCN12 CWTO 042348
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:48 P.M. EST WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2024.
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SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR:
      TEMISKAMING SHORES - TEMAGAMI
      MANITOULIN ISLAND
      NORTH BAY - POWASSAN - MATTAWA.

SNOW SQUALL WARNING ENDED FOR:
      ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE
      BLIND RIVER - THESSALON.

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==DISCUSSION==

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDS: 
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 CM. 
PEAK SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 5 CM PER HOUR. 
POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. 

TIMING: 
ENDING LATE THIS EVENING. 

DISCUSSION: 
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTH OF THE REGION 
LATE THIS EVENING.

SNOW SQUALLS CAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO VARY 
CONSIDERABLY(SEMICOLON) CHANGES FROM CLEAR SKIES TO HEAVY SNOW 
WITHIN JUST A FEW KILOMETRES ARE COMMON. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY 
CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING 
SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME LOCATIONS. CONSIDER 
POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ROAD 
CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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