{"id":40497,"date":"2020-12-24T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=40497"},"modified":"2020-12-24T08:35:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T13:35:42","slug":"morning-news-december-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/morning-news-december-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; December 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_40528\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.33.39-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40528\" class=\"wp-image-40528 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.33.39-AM-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.33.39-AM-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.33.39-AM-600x519.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.33.39-AM-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.33.39-AM.png 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bu 11 p.m. last night this storm system dumped 36 cm of snow on Geraldton.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Weather:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Snow ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 40 km\/h gusting to 60 becoming light near noon. Wind becoming north 20 this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 14 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 22 this afternoon.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km\/h gusting to 40. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 22 this evening and minus 27 overnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snowfall warning in effect for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wawa &#8211; Pukaskwa Park<\/li>\n<li>White River &#8211; Dubreuilville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Significant snowfall continues today.<\/p>\n<p>Snow will continue today. Additional snowfall up to 4 cm is expected before tapering to flurries this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm are expected by this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The highest snowfall amounts are expected to be north and northwest of the town of Wawa. For Wawa and areas near the shoreline of Lake Superior, snow amounts may be less than 10 cm due to a mix of wet snow and rain last night.<\/p>\n<p>Brisk southwesterly winds with gusts to 60 km\/h are expected late this morning that may result in localized blowing snow.<\/p>\n<p>Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Road Cams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.22.08-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40526\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.22.08-AM-600x378.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.22.08-AM-600x378.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.22.08-AM-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.22.08-AM-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-8.22.08-AM.png 1468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Highway Closures:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 613px;\" width=\"599\" data-typeidfriendlyurl=\"traffic\" aria-describedby=\"eventTable_info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr data-id=\"MTO--195025\">\n<td width=\"255\">Closure<\/td>\n<td width=\"448\">Other on HWY 11 Both Directions between Neetian Rd, Kapuskasing and GRAVEL RD &#8211; CALVET TWP. All lanes closed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"121\"><a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/map#Closures-MTO--195025\">View Closure<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">Highway 11<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">Both Directions<\/td>\n<td width=\"237\">Hwy 11 closed from Kapuskasing to Longlac due to weather conditions. Updated December 24 at 06:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-id=\"MTO--387543\">\n<td>Incident<\/td>\n<td>Collision on HWY 11 Southbound at Concession 12 &amp; 1 Rd, Driftwood. Lane blocked.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/map#Incidents-MTO--387543\">View Incident<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Highway 11<\/td>\n<td>Southbound<\/td>\n<td>Hwy 11 reduced to one lane in Smooth Rock Falls area due to a collision &#8211; updated December 24 at 07:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-id=\"MTO--439661\">\n<td>Incident<\/td>\n<td>Collision on HWY 11 Northbound at LUKINTO LAKE RD(N). Lane blocked.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/map#Incidents-MTO--439661\">View Incident<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Highway 11<\/td>\n<td>Northbound<\/td>\n<td>Hwy 11 &#8211; 10km E of Longlac, the eastbound lane is partially blocked by a TTU. Traffic control is in place. Please use caution in the area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-id=\"MTO--59707\">\n<td>Closure<\/td>\n<td>Road Conditions on HWY 11 Both Directions between GRAVEL RD &#8211; CALVET TWP and Neetian Rd, Kapuskasing. All lanes closed.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/map#Closures-MTO--59707\">View Closure<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Highway 11<\/td>\n<td>Both Directions<\/td>\n<td>Hwy 11 closed from Longlac to Kapuskasing due to weather conditions. Updated December 24 at 06:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-id=\"MTO--599266\">\n<td>Closure<\/td>\n<td>Road Conditions on HWY 11 Both Directions at PICNIC POINT RD(S). All lanes closed.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/map#Closures-MTO--599266\">View Closure<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Highway 11<\/td>\n<td>Both Directions<\/td>\n<td>Hwy 11 is closed from Longlac to Kapuskasing due to weather conditions. Traffic control is in place. Please use caution in the area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-id=\"MTO--183604\">\n<td>Incident<\/td>\n<td>Disabled Vehicle on HWY 17 Eastbound at Hibbard Bay, Algoma. Lane and Eastbound shoulder blocked.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/map#Incidents-MTO--183604\">View Incident<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Highway 17<\/td>\n<td>Eastbound<\/td>\n<td>Hwy 17 reduced to one lane in the Batchawana Bay area due to a disabled tractor trailer. Updated December 24th at 08:15.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-id=\"MTO--76720\">\n<td>Closure<\/td>\n<td>Weather on HWY 17 Both Directions between SEC HWY 587 &#8211; PASS LAKE RD (E) and HWY 11 (E JCT) &#8211; NIPIGON. All lanes closed.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/map#Closures-MTO--76720\">View Closure<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Highway 17<\/td>\n<td>Both Directions<\/td>\n<td>Hwy 11\/17, From Hwy 587 to Hwy 11 Junction in Nipigon, the Highway is fully closed due to poor conditions. Please avoid the area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<p><strong>Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.algomapublichealth.com\/disease-and-illness\/infectious-diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tested (1)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Confirmed<br \/>\ncases (2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Active<br \/>\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Resolved<br \/>\ncases (3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Deceased<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>69,704<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>63<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1 (2)*\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">Updated: December 23, 2020, 1:21 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(1) That Algoma Public Health is aware of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<p>(2) Algoma residents who have confirmed COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n<p>*The number in brackets are active cases in non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma.\u00a0 These cases are not counted as part of Algoma\u2019s confirmed case count.\u00a0 APH conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases within Algoma.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria.\u00a0This number includes any persons who are deceased.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These data sets are preliminary and subject to change, pending further review.<\/li>\n<li>Confirmed positives will be reported as soon as publicly available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">A Huge Thank You to Brookfield Renewable, who donated $2,000 to CHADWIC Home yesterday!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather: Snow ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Local blowing snow this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 40 km\/h gusting to 60 becoming light near noon. Wind becoming north 20 this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 14 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 22 this afternoon. 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