Wednesday Morning News – April 26

Apr 26, 2017 @ 06:02

At 6:20 this morning – it certainly is ice building up on my car.

Weather – It looks like it is cold, wet, rainy and ugly out there. There is an ice buildup on some of my windows, and my car looks suspiciously glossy.

Environment Canada has been warning of freezing rain that is expected or occurring since 11:46 last night. At this time the Algoma District School Board has posted on their website “All transportation services are running as scheduled.”

Freezing rain or rain, with fog patches dissipating late this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 1. Tonight: Rainfall of 10 to 20mm, with a risk of freezing rain this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light after midnight. Temperature rising to 13 by morning.

4:39 AM EDT Wednesday 26 April 2017

Freezing rain warning in effect for:

Wawa – Pukaskwa Park
White River – Dubreuilville
Agawa – Lake Superior Park

. Significant ice build-up due to freezing rain is expected or occurring. A long lasting period of freezing rain today into tonight. Freezing rain associated with a late season ice storm will continue today and tonight. Freezing rain will change to rain tonight, possibly heavy at times, as temperatures slowly rise above the zero degree mark. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and extremely hazardous. Beware of branches or electrical wires that could break under the weight of ice. Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight. For information on emergency plans and kits go to http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/ Freezing rain warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces.

Roads

101	Highway 651 to Wawa	bare and wet road	17-04-26 5:22

651	Highway 101 to Missinabi	bare and wet road	17-04-26 5:24
547	Highway 101 to Hawk Junction	bare and wet road	17-04-26 5:22

17	Sault Saint Marie North to Montreal River	bare and wet road with bare and dry road sections.	17-04-26 5:21
17	Montreal River to Wawa	bare and wet road	17-04-26 5:22
17	Wawa to Paint Lake Rd	bare and wet road	17-04-26 5:22
17	Paint Lake Rd to Southwest of White River	bare and wet road	17-04-26 5:23

519	Highway 17 – Dubreuilville	bare and wet road	17-04-26 5:22

631	White River to Highway 11	bare and wet road with snow covered sections.	17-04-26 5:23