Weather/Roads

Hwy 101 CLOSED (Wawa to Jct 101/129 Chapleau) due to poor weather

Jan 26, 2019 @ 17:06 Hwy 101 has been closed from Wawa to the Jct 101/129, Chapleau due to poor weather. There are no cameras on Highway 101 to share images of what the highway looks like. The radar image from Montreal River shows the snow squall centered on Wawa. The snow is now lightly falling in Wawa, and there ...

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Hwy 17 CLOSED (Wawa to White River)

Jan 26, 2019 @ 15:32 Highway 17 has been closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather conditions. It is snowing heavy in Wawa at this time, and snow is accumulating. Highway 631 remains open at this time.   There was no word if the Dubreuilville Highway (Hwy 519) is closed, but Wawa-news would not advise travel at this ...

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Hwy 17 CLOSED (Wawa to Batchawana) due to weather

Jan 26, 2019 @ 13:41 Officers at the barricade in Wawa took the time to take a picture for North Bay to tweet! Jan 26, 2019 @ 13:20 Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana has been closed due to weather. The highway was closed at 1:06 p.m.   South of Montreal River the roads are clear and bare. However, north ...

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Extreme Cold Warning Continues with Snow Squall Watch

11:03 AM EST Saturday 26 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chills of minus 40 to minus 45 are expected across much of Northern Ontario this morning. This arctic air mass will remain entrenched over the region through ...

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EC issues Snow Squall Watch despite Extreme Cold Warning

3:38 PM EST Friday 25 January 2019 Snow squall watch in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Snow squalls likely Saturday. Snow squalls are expected to develop on Saturday for regions close to Lake Superior. At this point, it looks like the strongest activity will be between Montreal River and Wawa. ...

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Extreme Cold Weather Warning Continues Across Northern Ontario

4:56 AM EST Friday 25 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chills of minus 40 to minus 45 are occurring this morning due to very cold arctic air mass. This arctic air mass will remain entrenched over the ...

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Cold Cancels Buses in Hornepayne

Due to the extreme cold temperature in Hornepayne today school bus transportation is cancelled for all Boards. All schools are open.  Parents are reminded to ensure that students are dressed warmly for this weather.

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Extreme Cold Warning in Effect for much of Northern Ontario

3:36 PM EST Thursday 24 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: =New= City Of Thunder Bay =New= Superior West =New= Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North =New= Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa =New= Kapuskasing – Hearst Kenora – Nestor Falls Dryden – Ignace Fort Frances – Rainy Lake Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico Red Lake – Ear ...

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Highway 11 closes due to a Motor Vehicle Collision

released Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1:40 AM Highway 11 is currently closed between Longlac, ON and Hearst, ON as a result of a motor vehicle collision. On January 23, 2019, at approximately 6:40 p.m., members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Greenstone Fire Department and Superior North Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a motor ...

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Extreme Cold Warning Continues

5:25 AM EST Monday 21 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect A prolonged period of very cold wind chills is expected. Wind chill values of minus 40 to minus 45 continue this morning. Conditions will begin to slowly moderate today. Wind chill values near minus 25 to minus 30 are expected tonight. As a result, the Extreme Cold warnings ...

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Extreme Cold Warning Continues

4:47 AM EST Saturday 19 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A prolonged period of very cold wind chills is expected. Wind chill values of minus 40 to minus 45 are occurring over much of Northern Ontario this morning. This bitterly cold Arctic airmass will remain in place through the ...

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Wawa and area now included in Extreme Cold Warning

11:10 AM EST Friday 18 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A prolonged period of very cold wind chills is expected. Wind chill values near minus 40 are expected tonight over much of Northern Ontario. This bitterly cold Arctic airmass will remain in place through the weekend. Risks are greater ...

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Snow Squall Warning for Agawa – Lake Superior Provincial Park

10:54 AM EST Thursday 17 January 2019 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Snow squalls will continue into the early evening. Under the heaviest snow squall bands local snowfall accumulations of 15 cm in 12 hours are likely. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced ...

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