Tuesday Morning News – October 24

Oct 24, 2017 @ 07:33

Weather – Rain becoming mixed with snow mixed with ice pellets near noon. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 60 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this morning then becoming north 30 gusting to 50 this afternoon. Temperature falling to plus 1 this afternoon. Tonight will see rain mixed with snow changing to snow this evening. Local snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light overnight. Low minus 3.

Marine – Storm warning in effect.Wind northeast 35 knots increasing to northeast 50 this morning then diminishing to northeast 40 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to north 30 near midnight and to north 20 Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to north 15 near noon Wednesday and to northeast 10 Wednesday evening. Waves – 2 metres building to 4 early this morning and to 6 near noon. Waves subsiding to 3 to 4 early this evening and to 2 to 3 near midnight and to one Wednesday morning.

Roads –

101	Shawmere River to Highway 651	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 4:11
101	Highway 651 to Wawa	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 2:49
129	Thessalon to Aubrey Falls	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 3:23
129	Aubrey Falls to Chapleau	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 4:11
17	Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 3:17
17	Montreal River Bridge to Wawa	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 2:49
17	Wawa to Paint Lake Rd	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 2:49
17	Paint Lake Rd to Southwest of White River	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 3:06
519	Highway 17 – Dambrossio Township to Green Lake Road – Dunphy Township	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 2:49
547	Highway 101 to Hawk Junction	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 2:49
631	White River to Highway 11	bare and wet road	2017-10-24 3:06

News Tidbits – The power was out in Michipicoten River Village this morning from about 4:30 to 7:20. We are currently experiencing gusts of up to 62km/h (wawaweather.net). As the weather is expected to shift to snow this afternoon, remember to drive according to weather conditions.