Yellow Winter Storm Warning in Effect for Pickle Lake - Cat Lake
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on April 17, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a yellow winter storm warning for Pickle Lake - Cat Lake, with heavy snow and freezing rain expected to cause difficult travel conditions.
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- Record type
- Winter Storm
- Affected area
- Pickle Lake - Cat Lake
- Issued
- April 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Pickle Lake - Cat Lake.
Winter Storm Alert in Pickle Lake - Cat Lake
Alert Details
A yellow warning for a winter storm has been issued by Environment Canada. This alert is in effect, with the alert itself effective from 2026-04-17T01:32:24-00:00 and expiring on 2026-04-17T17:32:24-00:00.
Affected Areas
The warning affects the Pickle Lake - Cat Lake area.
What You Should Do
Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to the storm. 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.
Expected Conditions
The storm will bring snow and ice pellets with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm, reduced visibility in heavy snow, and freezing rain with ice build-up of 2 to 4 mm.
Timeline
Heavy snow begins tonight, mixing with ice pellets on Friday morning (April 17, 2026). It will change to freezing rain on Friday afternoon and end Friday night or early Saturday morning (April 18, 2026).
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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