Weather/Roads

Apr 2, 2018 @ 10:57 OPP Communications NER has tweeted that Highway 101 from Wawa to Chapleau is now open.   Apr 2, 2018 @ 10:22 Hwy 101 from Wawa to Chapleau was closed earlier this morning due to poor weather conditions. There was no media release, only tweeted.  

4:57 AM EDT Saturday 31 March 2018 Snowfall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snowfall, with total amounts of about 15 cm is expected. A period of significant snow is forecast today. It will likely fall heavily at times. Close to 15 cm of snow will fall ...

Mar 29, 2018 @ 17:07 3:40 PM EDT Thursday 29 March 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Significant snowfall on tap for Saturday. A low pressure system will develop over the United States on Friday and will track across northeastern Ontario on Saturday. The system is expected to bring significant snowfall ...

Mar 26, 2018 @ 08:13 Environment Canada has updated their special weather statement for Nipigon through to Wawa. An estimated 10 – 15 cm of snow is possible tonight and overnight. The snow will change to rain tomorrow afternoon as temperatures rise. Environment Canada warns “The snowfall may have a significant impact on transportation. Motorists are urged to exercise caution.”

Mar 25, 2018 @ 22:50 Special weather statement updated for 10:11 p.m. Special weather statement in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Snowfall of 10 to 15 cm possible Monday night into Tuesday. Snow is expected to begin Monday night over Superior North. Total snowfall ...

Feb 26, 2018 @ 00:20 Highway 17 from Wawa to White River is now open. Feb 25, 2018 @ 21:11 Although the snowfall warning has been cancelled, Wawa continues to be hit with snow. At the present time, Highway 17 between Wawa and White River is closed. The roads in town are full of drifted areas, and it might be ...

Feb 23, 2018 @ 17:23 At 4:49 Ontario511 tweeted that Highway 129 had been reopened. There has not been an update from the Superior East Detachment regarding the highway being reopend. Feb 23, 2018 @ 14:50 The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has issued a media release advising that highway 129 remains closed from Highway 667 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

5:13 AM EST Tuesday 20 February 2018 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Periods of freezing rain will continue this morning. Freezing rain will change to rain early this afternoon. A few millimetres of ice accretion on exposed structures and untreated surfaces are possible. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...