WWCN13 CWTO 040918

YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL

FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 5:18 A.M. EDT MONDAY 4 MAY 2026.

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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SNOWFALL - FOR:

=NEW= SUMMER BEAVER - WUNNUMMIN LAKE - KINGFISHER LAKE

=NEW= WEBEQUIE

=NEW= PEAWANUCK.



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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED. 



WHAT: 

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 30 CM. 

REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. 



WHEN: 

BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH 

TUESDAY. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION 

TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW 

THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE RISK FOR SOME 

FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TRANSITION WITH SOME MINOR ICE BUILD-UP 

POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EASING TUESDAY 

NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KM/H WILL 

DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO 

LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.



TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE CHALLENGING. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED 

AT TIMES. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL 

CONDITIONS. 



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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.



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