Weather/Roads

EC – Fog Advisory (Montreal River to St. Joseph Island)

Feb 22, 2017 @ 06:37 6:04 AM EST Wednesday 22 February 2017 Fog advisory in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Dense fog has developed in some locales and is expected to continue early this morning. As a result, visibility ...

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EC – Fog Advisory (Montreal River Harbour to St. Joseph Island

8:51 PM EST Tuesday 21 February 2017 Fog advisory in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Dense fog is expected to develop this evening and continue into overnight and Wednesday morning. As a result, visibility will be reduced to near ...

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Highway 17 to SSM OPEN

At 3:44 Hwy 17 was reopened. At 2:13 p.m. OPP issued a press release stating that Highway 17 was closed from Wawa to Batchawana Bay (Hwy 563) due to deteriorating weather conditions. There is no estimated time of opening. Motorists can take Hwy 101 (Chapleau), and Hwy 129 (Thessalon) to rejoin Hwy 17 east of Sault Ste. Marie. At 1:30 p.m. ...

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Hwy 17 – Open One Lane, expect delays

Feb 21, 2017 @ 12:18 OPP have opened Highway 17 to one lane. The highway had been closed at 4:30 this morning because of a washout on the northbound lane. OPP caution that there may be delays as traffic flows through at that area. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment is advising motorists that due to local heavy rainfall ...

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OPP Update on Hwy 17 CLOSURE

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment are advising motorist that due to local heavy rainfall a section of Highway 17 approximately 15 kilometers North of Wawa has been washed out, as a result the Highway between Wawa and White River will remain closed until further notice. The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have been notified and will attend the ...

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Hwy 17 CLOSED due to Washout at Northern Lights Ford

Wawa-news just drove out to the barricade at Hwy 101 and Hwy 17 (6:30 a.m.) and has confirmed with the officer there that Highway 17 has been closed due to a washout at Northern Lights Ford. He couldn’t comment to media as to the severity of the washout. He did advise that there should be a press release issued by ...

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School Bus Cancellation

Wawa-news.com has received the following: Please be advised that buses from White River to Wawa and Dubreuilville to Wawa are cancelled today due to a washout on Hwy 17N.  

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Hwy 17 CLOSED – Wawa to White River

OPP have closed Highway 17 from Wawa to White River. This means that residents from Dubreuilville cannot travel to Wawa or White River, although Highway 519 is still open.   There has not been a reason for the highway being closed.   A call to North Bay Communications Centre (6:13 a.m) explained that it looks like the highway closure is ...

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Snowfall Warning Lake Superior Park and eastward

10:58 PM EST Monday 06 February 2017 Snowfall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant snowfall expected Tuesday. Snow, at times heavy, will start over regions east of Lake Superior Tuesday morning, and then spread to regions near the Quebec border by ...

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Warm Weather Records set throughout Northern Ontario yesterday

We have had some extremely nice weather over the past few days – rather unseasonal some have remarked. Last night Environment Canada confirmed that opinion. They released temperatures records that showed that much of Northern Ontario experienced record breaking temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average for early November. Yesterday records were set in: Kenora – New record of 14.8 ...

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Yesterday’s Storm

This all began early Thursday morning with a thunderstorm wth sideways rain. The photograph below was taken, at 9:30 a.m. You can see the rain beating on the roofs of the cars and the street. The rain continued off and on all morning, until the word was out – there was at least a foot of water on Highway 101 ...

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Severe Weather Report – Agawa & Lake Superior Park…

Warnings Agawa – Lake Superior Park 3:20 PM EST Thursday 10 March 2005 Snowsquall warning for Agawa – Lake Superior Park issued Snowsqualls with local whiteouts have developed east of Lake Superior. This is a warning that snowsqualls are imminent or occurring in these Regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. Heavy flurries and local snowsqualls have developed this afternoon ...

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