Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

Rainfall Warning – Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East

Rainfall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Locally heavy rain and significant snow melt today and tonight. Locally heavy showers are forecast to begin this morning with isolated thunderstorms also expected this afternoon into this evening. Local rainfall amounts up to 25 ...

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Freezing Rain Warning – Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa

Freezing rain warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville A period of freezing rain this evening into tonight. After a mild day today and showers, freezing rain is forecast to develop late this afternoon or early this evening as temperatures fall. The freezing rain could last for several hours and 5 to 10 mm of ice accretion will be ...

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Freezing Rain Warning – Chapleau – Gogama

Special weather statement in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Locally heavy rain today and tonight. Freezing rain tonight north of highway 101. Locally heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast to move across the area today and tonight. Local rainfall amounts of 15 to 25 mm are expected. In addition, very mild temperatures will result in rapid snow melt ...

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Special Weather Statement – White River – Dubreuilville

Freezing rain is expected Wednesday and Wednesday night. Precipitation is forecast to begin as snow for most regions tonight except rain is likely near the shore of Lake Superior. Snow or rain will then transition to freezing rain or ice pellets Wednesday morning. Several hours of freezing rain is possible and significant ice accretion may occur before the precipitation transitions ...

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Special Weather Statement – Wawa – Pukaskwa Park

Locally heavy rain and significant snowmelt Wednesday and Wednesday night. Locally heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast to move across the area Wednesday into Wednesday night. Local rainfall amounts up to 25 mm are possible. In addition, very mild temperatures will result in rapid snowmelt and significant run-off. The combination of locally heavy rain and run-off may result in ...

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Special Weather Statement – Chapleau – Gogama

Special weather statement in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Locally heavy rain and significant snow melt Wednesday and Wednesday night. Locally heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast to move across the area Wednesday into Wednesday night. Local rainfall amounts up to 25 mm are possible. In addition, very mild temperatures will result in rapid snow melt and significant ...

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Special Weather Statement – Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne

Special weather statement in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Freezing rain is expected Wednesday and Wednesday night. Precipitation is forecast to begin as snow for most regions tonight except rain is likely near the shore of Lake Superior. Snow or rain will then transition to freezing rain or ice pellets Wednesday morning. Several hours of freezing rain is possible and ...

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SSM Region Conservation Authority – Rivers and Streams – Flood Watch Statement

The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority would like to issue a flood watch statement to residents regarding current watershed conditions.   A system is forecast to bring warm temperature and significant spring precipitation on Wednesday. Area watershed forecast indicates 10-25 mm of rainfall with daytime high temperatures in the single digits with nighttime lows near or below 0 degrees ...

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SSM Region Conservation Authority – Lake Superior Flood Watch

Date: March 11, 2021 Time: 2:00 p.m. This statement is in effect until (or updated before) April 15, 2021. The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) is advising that Lake Superior water levels continue to decline but are still well above average and the risk of high-water impacts remains. Lake Superior outflows continue to be set in consideration of high levels ...

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Wintry Precipitation forecast for Tonight

Special weather statement in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Mix of wintry precipitation expected including an extended period of freezing rain Wednesday. Precipitation is forecast to begin tonight as snow over most of the area. However, for areas closer to Lake Superior including Marathon and White River, this precipitation is forecast to begin as rain. However, ...

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Freezing Rain Warning (Wawa- Pukaskwa Park, Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake)

Freezing rain warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Freezing rain continues this morning. What: Freezing rain. Ice accretion of 5 to 10 mm is expected in the hardest hit areas. Where: A corridor stretching from the north shore of Lake Superior to the Quebec border. This includes the following highways: ...

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Rain, Freezing Rain and Heavy Snow along Northeastern Lake Superior

Freezing rain warning in effect for: Wawa – White River- Pukaskwa Park White River – Agawa Lake Superior Park – Timmins Cochrane – Iroquois Falls Chapleau – Missinabie A weather system coming from Wisconsin will bring a mixed bag of rain to snow. A corridor of freezing rain is expected along and north of Highway 101, including Timmins. This includes ...

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Highway Closures – 6:56

Mar 1, 2021 at 06:56 Highway 11 has been opened.   Mar 1, 2021 at 04:55 Hwy631 has reopened in both directions (Hornepayne to Highway 11).   Mar 1, 2021 at 03:55 Hwy 11 is closed between Geraldton to Cochrane. Hwy 11 reduced to one lane south of Cochrane due to a disabled transport. Disabled Vehicle on HWY 11 Southbound ...

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Weather Conditions Detoriating – Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana Bay) OPEN

Mar 1, 2021 at 02:00 Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana Bay has been reopened. Feb 28, 2021 at 20:04 Highway 17 between Wawa and Batchawana Bay has been closed citing poor weather conditions. Marathon – Westbound at Lafarge Plant Entr. N – Westbound lane has reopened. Feb 28, 2021 at 19:58 The storm that they have forecast has hit. ...

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