Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

SSM Received Lots of Rain Last Night

Environment Canada issued a weather summary regarding last night’s cluster of thunderstorms that ‘soaked’ Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding area. The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre received the following summary of rainfall amounts as of 2 a.m.  September 30, 2019: Sault Ste. Marie Airport          68.8 St. Joseph Island (unofficial) 43.2 as of 8 PM Monday Shaw ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – October 1

There were no new fires discovered by mid-afternoon on September 30. There are no active fires in the Northeast. The fire hazard is mostly low across the region, except for areas near Fort Severn in the Far North, which are showing a moderate hazard. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 26

There were no new fires discovered by mid-afternoon on September 26. There are no active fires in the Northeast. The fire hazard is mostly low across the region, except for areas near Fort Severn in the Far North, which are showing a moderate hazard. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at ...

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Lake Superior water levels continue to be above normal

The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) is advising that Lake Superior water levels continue to be above normal. There are observations, reports, or expectations of minor shoreline flooding or erosion at this time, localized flooding of low-lying areas may be possible. Flood forecasting and warning is part of the Conservation Authority’s provincially mandated responsibilities. This statement is sent ...

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Heavy rainfall to continue this morning

5:09 AM EDT Wednesday 25 September 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy rainfall with a risk of thunderstorms will continue early this morning. Additional rainfall amounts of 20 mm is possible before tapering off to showers later ...

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Heavy Rainfall to begin overnight

4:41 PM EDT Tuesday 24 September 2019 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Rain, at times heavy, will begin overnight. Heavy rainfall with a risk of thunderstorms will begin after midnight and continue through Wednesday morning. Rainfall amounts near ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 23

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 22. There is currently one active fire in the Northeast. Sudbury 44 is under control at 0.5 of a hectare and is located east of the Mississagi Provincial Park. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the eastern portion of the region ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 20

There was one new fire confirmed by the afternoon of September 20. Algonquin Park 29 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located near North Tea Lake. The fire is now under control. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the eastern portion of the region are showing a high hazard. For up ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 20

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 19. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the central and eastern portion of the region are showing a high hazard. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 18

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 18. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 18

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 17. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 16

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 16. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...

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Fog Advisory

At 5:15 this morning Enviornment Canada issued a Fog Advisory for the following areas explaining that near zero visibility in fog patches is occurring: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Marathon – Schreiber The alert cautions, “Fog patches ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 15

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 15. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low with an area of moderate hazard near Fort Severn in the Far North. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 15

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 14. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is low across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfires.   Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the site ...

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