WWCN11 CWTO 181000
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:00 A.M. EST TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2025.
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SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR:
      MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY
      ORANGEVILLE - GRAND VALLEY - SOUTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY
      SHELBURNE - MANSFIELD - NORTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY
      BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY
      OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY
      BARRIE - COLLINGWOOD - HILLSDALE.

SNOW SQUALL WARNING ENDED FOR:
      MIDLAND - COLDWATER - ORR LAKE
      ORILLIA - LAGOON CITY - WASHAGO.

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==DISCUSSION==

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS CONTINUE. 

WHAT: 
ADDITIONAL LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 CM. 
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

WHEN: 
CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
INTERMITTENT SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON 
BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHT FLURRIES THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ARE 
PRODUCING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

SNOW SQUALLS CAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO VARY 
CONSIDERABLY(SEMICOLON) CHANGES FROM CLEAR SKIES TO HEAVY SNOW 
WITHIN JUST A FEW KILOMETRES ARE COMMON. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE 
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. CONSIDER POSTPONING 
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
LIKELY. 

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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