Weather/Roads

Dec 22, 2017 @ 13:24 A snow squall warning has been issued for Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville During a snow squall visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Snow squall conditions expected to persist this afternoon. Current information suggests 15 to 25 cm of ...

Published on: Dec 20, 2017 @ 08:40 – On Tuesday December 19, 2017 at approximately 11:15 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision located on Highway 17 approximately 45 kilometres south of Wawa in the Brimacombe Township District of Algoma. The lone male driver of the northbound vehicle ...

Dec 19, 2017 @ 19:46 A snow squall warning remains in effect from St. Joseph Island to Lake Superior Provincial Park. Tonight, lake effect snow squalls will affect this area. Environment Canada explains, “The snow squalls may be intermittent with bursts of heavy snow separated by times of lighter snow. Local snowfall amounts of up to 15 cm or so ...

Dec 18, 2017 @ 22:04 9:51 PM EST Monday 18 December 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant snowfall likely tonight into Tuesday. Snow at times heavy is expected to develop later this evening for areas close to Lake ...

Dec 18, 2017 @ 08:10 5:22 AM EST Monday 18 December 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant snowfall likely tonight into Tuesday. Snow at times heavy is expected to develop this evening for areas close to Lake Superior. ...

5:41 AM EST Friday 15 December 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Another Alberta Clipper will sail southeastward across the Great lakes today, bringing flurries and perhaps a brief snow squall or two with it. While snowfall amounts will likely be limited to the ...

Dec 15, 2017 @ 08:19   Ontario511 has tweeted: HWY17 WB at Batchawana, lane and WB Shoulder are blocked due to a collision.

Dec 15, 2017 @ 06:0   OPP Communications for the Northeast Region has tweeted: COLLISION: #Hwy17 110km W of #SaultSteMarie – 2 Tractor trailers partially blocking highway. There are no other details available at this time.

  Superior East OPP – Wawa Detachment advise that Hwy 17 between Hwy 563 and Wawa was reopened at 0255.

Dec 11, 2017 @ 21:07 Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have issued a press release stating that Hwy 17 is closed between Hwy 563 (Batchawana Bay) and Wawa. The highway has been closed due to deteriorating weather conditions

Dec 8, 2017 @ 08:01 5:14 AM EST Friday 08 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A very strong lake effect snow band continues to affect areas near the eastern Lake Superior shore early this morning. The most intense portion of this band ...

Dec 7, 2017 @ 09:05 8:55 AM EST Thursday 07 December 2017 Snow squall watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Conditions are favourable for lake effect snow squalls from Lake Superior beginning late this afternoon. Local snowfall amounts near 15 cm are possible in the heaviest snow squalls. The ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 19:42 Snow squall warning for Lake Superior (Provincial Park) ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Snow squall warning for Chapleau ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 06:28 p.m. Dec 6, 2017 @ 10:41 Snow squall warning for Pukaskwa ended by Environment Canada (EC) at 10:36 a.m. EST Wednesday 06 December 2017. Snow squall warning ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 12:13 At 12:06 p.m. Highway 547 (Hawk Junction) was reopened. At 11:51 a.m. Highway 101 was reopened. Highway 17 has been reopened. Dec 6, 2017 @ 07:37 There are a number of sources for road closure information: Twitter, Ontario511 and OPP Media Releases. Wawa-news will try to keep this updated as the storm continues. Ontario511 website ...

Dec 6, 2017 @ 09:38 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment advises that Highway 17 is closed from Wawa to Batchewana due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. A road closure is also set up at Highway 101 East from Wawa to Chapleau due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. OPP advises motorists to exercise caution as ...