Chalk River, Ontario, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Significant winter storm continues tonight to Monday night.

What:
Freezing rain with 5 to 15 mm of ice accretion.
Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm.
Northwesterly wind gusts of 60 to 70 km/h.
Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow.

When:
Continuing through Monday night. 

Additional information:
Freezing rain will continue tonight. The freezing rain may transition to periods of rain, drizzle or freezing drizzle early Monday morning as temperatures are expected to rise to near or just above the freezing mark. Any rain, drizzle or freezing drizzle will then change over to snow near midday Monday as temperatures quickly fall to below the freezing mark. The strong northwesterly winds will pick up through Monday afternoon leading to reduced visibility from blowing snow and falling snow.

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Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Road closures are possible. Local utility outages are likely. Property or tree damage is possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Strong winds expected on Monday. 

What: 
Strong wind gusts up 70 km/h. 

When: 
Beginning near midday Monday and easing Monday night. 

Additional information. 
Strong southwesterly winds are expected to develop Monday morning 
with the passage of a strong cold front. The winds will become northwesterly through the afternoon. The winds will ease through Monday night. Areas with significant ice build-up from freezing rain will be most vulnerable.

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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.