Weather/Roads

Road Conditions – 3:30 a.m.

Although the snow has stopped in Wawa, Wawa-news has been told that the snow is falling heavily in Hornepayne. Here is a road conditions update as of 3:30 a.m. from the MTO website.   Highway Range Road Conditions Last Updated 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River snow covered 2017-10-28 3:18 101 Shawmere River to Highway 651 snow covered with snow ...

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EC – Snowfall Warning (3:23 a.m. Update)

Oct 28, 2017 @ 03:23 at 11:32 p.m. Friday, October 27 the Snowfall warning was cancelled for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park   at 1:08 a.m., Saturday, October 28 the Snowfall warning was cancelled for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake     Oct 27, 2017 @ 20:57 7:58 PM EDT Friday 27 October ...

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EC – 15cms of Snow Possible by Saturday Morning

Oct 26, 2017 @ 22:04 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:45 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER 2017. ——————————————————————— SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:       WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA       AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK       SEARCHMONT – MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR – BATCHAWANA BAY       CHAPLEAU – GOGAMA       ELLIOT LAKE – RANGER LAKE. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ...

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Today’s Stormy Weather – October 24

Oct 24, 2017 @ 12:05 We knew it was coming – you know that blustery, rain turning to snow… icky weather.  So hard to believe after the beautiful weekend. Winds have been gusting, a gust of 61.1km/h was recorded at 4:21 this morning in the Mission. Environment Canada recorded gusts of 62km/h, at 4 and 6 a.m. That is a ...

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EC – Rain Changing to Snow Tonight

4:22 AM EDT Tuesday 24 October 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Rain giving way to accumulating snow tonight. Periods of rain are forecast to change to snow tonight with local amounts in the 5 to 10 cm range by Wednesday morning. This wintery weather is attributed to a rapidly intensifying ...

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EC – Rainfall Warning Continues

Oct 8, 2017 @ 04:32 Rainfall warning for Northern Ontario Ended by Environment Canada at 12:48 a.,. EDT, Sunday October 8, 2017. Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant rainfall is no longer expected. Oct 7, 2017 @ 23:09 Rainfall warning for Northern Ontario updated by Environment Canada at 11:09 a.,. ...

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EC – Heavy Rain expected Saturday

At 4:17 AM EDT Friday 06 October 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Rain at times heavy is expected Saturday and Saturday evening. Rain ahead of a low pressure system is expected to begin overnight and become heavy on Saturday. Total rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are likely, however, ...

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Accused Transferred to Sûreté du Quebec

Sep 23, 2017 @ 08:09 On Friday, September 22, 2017, the accused involved in an Amber Alert apprehension southwest of Renfrew was transferred from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) custody and into the custody of Québec (SQ). The Amber Alert which was initiated in Quebec on September 14, 2017 resulted in OPP’s involvement when the suspect was located in eastern Ontario. Several OPP ...

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UPDATE – EC Fog Advisory

Fog Advisory ended 9:08 a.m. FOG ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:20 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2017. ——————————————————————— FOG ADVISORY FOR:       NIPIGON – MARATHON – SUPERIOR NORTH       WAWA – PUKASKWA PARK. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN FOG IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE AFFECTING REGIONS NEAR NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR. THE FOG ...

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UPDATE – Thunderstorm Warning

Sep 22, 2017 @ 15:48 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR:       WAWA – PUKASKWA PARK       WHITE RIVER – DUBREUILVILLE. 11:16 AM EDT Friday 22 September 2017 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and ...

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EC – Issues Frost Advisory for much of Northern Ontario

Aug 24, 2017 @ 22:24 Issued at 10:21 PM EDT Thursday 24 August 2017 Frost advisory in effect for: Sioux Lookout – Savant Lake Armstrong – Auden – Wabakimi Park Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa Manitouwadge – Hornepayne White River – Dubreuilville Kapuskasing – Hearst Timmins – Cochrane Chapleau – Gogama Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Clear ...

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Rain – Heavy at Times Expected

Aug 17, 2017 @ 09:01 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Rain at times heavy will begin this morning and continue into Friday morning. Rainfall amounts of 25 to 40 mm are expected from this event. Thunderstorms are also possible, and any location which receives multiple thunderstorms may receive higher rainfall amounts. ...

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Thunderstorm Watch

Jul 30, 2017 @ 22:35 Severe thunderstorm watch (continues 10:21 p.m.) in effect for: Chapleau – Gogama Kirkland Lake – New Liskeard – Tegagami Timmins – Cochrane Jul 30, 2017 @ 11:22 11:17 AM EDT Sunday 30 July 2017 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville (ended 10:21 p.m.) Chapleau (continues 10:21 p.m.) Missinaibi Lake Gogama (continues 10:21 p.m.) Foleyet Kirkland ...

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Traffic Delays continue at Alona Bay

Jul 26, 2017 @ 08:40 Traffic delays continue at Alona Bay as work continues to repair the washout of Sunday. One lane is open to travel, alternating flows of traffic. If you are planning to go to the Sault or points east, you may wish to leave earlier because the amount of construction is making the trip take longer than ...

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