Weather/Roads

Mixed Bag of Freezing Rain and Snow for tomorrow

Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:21 4:13 PM EST Friday 23 February 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville 10 to 20 cm of snow likely. A low pressure system will spread snow into the region beginning Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Current indications suggest that total snowfall amounts could range between ...

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Kenora OPP – Hwy 17 Closed due to Fatal Collision (UPDATE 17:08)

Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:08 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the assistance of Technical Traffic Collison Investigators (TTCI), Forensic Identification Units (FISU) and the OPP Highway Safety Division (HSD) are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17. On Friday, February 23, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m, the Kenora OPP was ...

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10-15 cm of Snow expected overnight

Feb 22, 2018 @ 08:39 Special Weather Statement – Issued at 5:20 a.m. Environment Canada warns that 10 – 15 centimetres of snow is expected as a low-pressure system enters the region overnight. Snow will taper off to a few flurries Friday afternoon into early evening. Snowfall amounts are expected to be below the warning criteria of 15 centimetres per 12 hours. ...

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Freezing Rain Warning for Montreal River to St. Joseph Island

Feb 20, 2018 @ 00:42 11:32 PM EST Monday 19 February 2018 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Periods of freezing rain are expected to develop Tuesday morning as a warm front moves over the region. Freezing rain may continue into Tuesday afternoon and then ...

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EC Issues Snowfall Warning

Feb 18, 2018 @ 1:57 12:48 PM EST Sunday 18 February 2018 Snowfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected. A weather system approaching from Minnesota will spread an area of snow across regions east of Lake Superior beginning later this afternoon and continuing ...

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Travelling East – Freezing Rain and Snow UPDATE

Feb 18, 2018 @ 11:57 Snowfall Warning for Northern Ontario ended by Environment Canada at 11:18 a.m. EST Monday 19 February 2018 ——————————————————————— SNOWFALL WARNING ENDED FOR:       AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. EARLIER Feb 19, 2018 @ 09:31 5:15 AM EST Monday 19 February 2018 Snowfall warning in effect for: ...

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EC – Snow coming,15cm perhaps

Feb 18, 2018 @ 09:05 5:24 AM EST Sunday 18 February 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snowstorm on the way. A disturbance approaching from the Northern Plains States is expected to spread an area of snow into ...

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EC – Snowstorm on it’s way Sunday Night

4:42 PM EST Saturday 17 February 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snowstorm on the way. A disturbance approaching from the Northern Plains States is expected to spread an area of snow into Northeastern Ontario beginning Sunday and ...

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Snow Squall Warnings Continue between Montreal River and Searchmont

Feb 8, 2018 @ 11:15 At 11:10 Environment Canada updated the Snow Squall Warning that is currently in effect for Montreal River to Searchmont. The snow squall warning for Agawa Bay and Lake Superior Provincial Park have been removed. The lake effect snow squalls are expected to continue for a few hours while they drift towards Searchmont (south) and weakening ...

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Hwy 17 CLOSED (Wawa to Batchawana)

Feb 8, 2018 @ 10:44       Hwy 17 has been closed from Wawa to Batchawana (Highway 563) due to poor weather conditions.   The screen shot to the right of TrackMyPlow.com shows the snow squalls hitting the area between Agawa and Batchawana at 10:00 a.m.   There is no estimate as to when the roads may reopen.   Motorists can ...

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Snow Squalls (LSPP to Searchmont)

Feb 8, 2018 @ 08:01 5:13 AM EST Thursday 08 February 2018 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Lake effect snow squalls are expected to weaken this evening. Under the heaviest snow squalls, local snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are possible and visibilities will be ...

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Hwy 17 OPEN (Wawa to Batchawana)

Feb 6, 2018 @ 04:16 Highway 17 has been reopened. At 1:40 this morning Environment Canada advised that the snow squalls were no longer expected for that area. The highway had been closed since 7:38 Monday, January 5, 2018.

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Snow Squalls Continue, HIghway 17 remains closed

Feb 5, 2018 @ 13:05 Webcams at Montreal River Snow squalls continue, with the heaviest, and most intense squalls are in the Montreal River Harbour area where snowfall rates of several centimetres per hour are possible. Environment Canada warns that snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 cm are likely before the snow squalls end this afternoon or evening. Highway 17 ...

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Snow Squalls today between LSPP and Batchawana

Feb 5, 2018 @ 05:29 5:00 AM EST Monday 05 February 2018 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are occurring. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Snow ...

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