Wednesday Morning News – December 6

Buses – The website says that all buses are running. Wawa-news doesn’t believe that the Hawk Junction bus is running as 101 is closed from 17 to 144 and Highway 547 is closed.

Weather – Snow Squall Warning remains in effect. Flurries. Local snow squalls this morning. Local blowing snow. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 3.  Tonight –  Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near midnight. Low minus 15.

Marine – Gale warning in effect. Wind west 35 knots diminishing to northwest 30 this morning then veering to north 30 this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 Thursday morning then backing to west 20 Thursday evening. Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area.

Roads – Highway 17 (Wawa to Batchawana) remains closed.

 

	2017-12-06 – early morning report
101	Timmins to Highway 144	bare and wet road with partly snow covered sections.	2017-12-06 3:17
101	Highway 144 to Shawmere River	snow coveredPoor visibility.	2017-12-06 3:18
101	Shawmere River to Highway 651	snow covered with snow packed sections. Poor visibility.	2017-12-06 5:35
101	Highway 651 to Wawa	snow covered with snow packed sections. Poor visibility.	2017-12-06 5:30
129	Thessalon to Aubrey Falls	snow covered	2017-12-06 5:23
129	Aubrey Falls to Chapleau	snow covered with snow packed sections. Poor visibility.	2017-12-06 5:35
17	Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge	snow covered with bare and dry road, bare and wet road, snow packed sections. Poor visibility.	2017-12-06 5:27
17	Montreal River Bridge to Wawa	snow covered with snow packed sections. Poor visibility.	2017-12-06 5:30
17	Wawa to Paint Lake Rd	partly snow packed with bare and wet road, snow packed sections.	2017-12-06 5:30
17	Paint Lake Rd to Southwest of White River	snow covered with snow packed sections.	2017-12-06 5:30
519	Highway 17 – Dambrossio Township to Green Lake Road – Dunphy Township	snow covered with snow packed sections.	2017-12-06 5:30
547	Highway 101 to Hawk Junction	snow covered with snow packed sections.	2017-12-06 5:30
631	White River to Highway 11	snow covered with snow packed sections. Poor visibility.	2017-12-06 5:30
651	Highway 101 to Missinabi	snow covered with snow packed sections. Poor visibility.	2017-12-06 5:35

 

Highway closures in our area (7:26 a.m.):

• HWY 101 Both Directions [ HWY 17 – HWY 144(S) TIMMINS ] – Weather
• HWY 17 Both Directions [ Batchawana Bay – HWY 101(E) – WAWA ] – Weather
• HWY 547 Both Directions [ HWY 101 – CEDAR ST-HAWK JUNCTION ] – Weather

News Tidbits – Today is the 28 anniversary of 28 women shot and 14 murdered in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989. It is also the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion