Wednesday Morning News – November 15th

Nov 15, 2017 @ 07:49

Weather

Fog advisory in effect for: Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico – City of Thunder Bay – Dryden – Ignace – Fort Frances – Rainy Lake – Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Kapuskasing – Hearst – Lake Nipigon – Wabakimi – Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North – Sioux Lookout – Savant Lake – Superior West – Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa

Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring.

Today – Periods of drizzle changing to periods of rain this morning then to periods of snow this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 3 with temperatures falling to minus 3 this afternoon.
Tonight – Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 12.

Marine – Gale warning in effect. Wind south 20 knots diminishing to southeast 15 this morning then becoming north 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to north 30 early this evening and to north 35 late this evening. Wind diminishing to north 25 Thursday morning and to northeast 15 near noon Thursday. Wind increasing to southeast 20 Thursday evening.

Periods of drizzle beginning early this morning changing to periods of rain near noon then to chance of flurries tonight. Fog patches dissipating this afternoon.

Waves one and one half metres subsiding to one early this morning and to one half metre near noon. Waves building to 2 early this evening and to 3 near midnight then subsiding to 2 Thursday morning. Waves subsiding to one near noon Thursday.

Roads

	Last updated: 2017-11-15 – early morning report
101	Shawmere River to Highway 651	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 5:23
101	Highway 651 to Wawa	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 3:48
129	Thessalon to Aubrey Falls	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 3:18
129	Aubrey Falls to Chapleau	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 5:23
17	Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 5:16
17	Montreal River Bridge to Wawa	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 3:48
17	Wawa to Paint Lake Rd	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 3:48
17	Paint Lake Rd to Southwest of White River	bare and wet roadPoor visibility.	2017-11-15 5:29
519	Highway 17 – Dambrossio Township to Green Lake Road – Dunphy Township	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 3:48
547	Highway 101 to Hawk Junction	bare and wet road	2017-11-15 3:48
631	White River to Highway 11	bare and wet roadPoor visibility.	2017-11-15 5:29

 

Nov 15, 2017 @ 07:49 – Late yesterday afternoon there was a worker trapped during a structural collapse at the old Norampac Mill at Red Rock, ON. According to Schreiber Fire as 54-year-old equipment operator was extricated from collapse, and taken to Nipigon Hospital.