Snow squall watch for Sault and area

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENVIRONMENT CANADA **************************** SNOW SQUALL WATCH FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND. SNOW SQUALLS MAY DRIFT SOUTHWARD OVER THE CITY TONIGHT.

SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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SNOW SQUALL WATCH FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND.

SNOW SQUALLS MAY DRIFT SOUTHWARD OVER THE CITY TONIGHT.

SNOW SQUALLS IN A STIFF WESTERLY FLOW OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR AFFECTING AREAS FROM NEAR SEARCHMONT AND NORTH ARE SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTHWARD AND MAY REACH THE SAULT STE MARIE AREA TONIGHT.

SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY - AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK.

SNOW SQUALLS TONIGHT.

STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO CAUSE SNOW SQUALL BANDS FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO COME ONSHORE EAST OF THE LAKE.

WEATHER RADAR SHOWS THE HEAVIEST BAND BETWEEN MONTREAL RIVER AND SEARCHMONT, WITH ADDITIONAL SLIGHTLY WEAKER STREAMERS AFFECTING AREAS BETWEEN MONTREAL RIVER AND JUST SOUTH OF WAWA.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 15 CM ARE LIKELY TONIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW SQUALLS SLOWLY BEGIN TO WEAKEN INTO FLURRIES ON SATURDAY.

IF THEY DO MAKE IT INTO THE CITY, SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 CM IN A FEW HOURS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE, AND IF THEY HOVER OVER A PARTICULAR LOCALE FOR A FEW HOURS, LOCAL AMOUNTS COULD REACH 15 CM TONIGHT.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KM/H TONIGHT WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A COUPLE HUNDRED METRES OR LESS.

HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW AND LOCAL NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION AND ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SLOWLY EASE ON SATURDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH GRADUALLY.

REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

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