Morning News – November 12

Nov 12, 2022 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Periods of light snow ending early this morning then cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High -4. Wind chill -17 this morning and minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
• Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light after midnight. Low -8. Wind chill near -15.

News Tidbits:

• Hwy 101 was closed just east of the Missinabie turnoff because of water over the road. The highway was closed at 1:20 p.m., and was reopened nearly 6 hours later at 7:32 p.m. Photo at the right shows the water over the highway, and taking the shoulder and some pavement with it.
• There were two collisions in the Wawa area overnight:
  • Hwy 17 South of Wawa (eastbound lane & shoulder at Red Rock Lake-LSPP) at 12:17 a.m., and
  • Hwy 17 North of Wawa (eastbound lane & shoulder at the first Catfish Creek Bridge) at 12:30 a.m.