Some snow, some ice, and some freezing rain
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 by: SooToday.com Staff
SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE - MARATHON - SCHREIBER - WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY - AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK - KAPUSKASING - HEARST - TIMMINS - COCHRANE - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA.
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, AND SOME FREEZING RAIN.
AREAS OF SNOW, MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS AND SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGIONS TODAY AS A DISTURBANCE CONTAINING THE REMAINS OF POST TROPICAL STORM SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD FROM SOUTHERN ONTARIO INTO QUEBEC.
HENCE THE SNOW AND ICE PELLETS WILL BE CONFINED MOSTLY TO WESTERN SECTIONS WHERE IT WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO DEGREES FOR THE MOST PART.
VARIOUS MIXTURES OF SNOW, ICE PELLETS, FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN EXPECTED IN AREAS FURTHER EAST SUCH AS TIMMINS, EASTERN CHAPLEAU AND GOGAMA WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK.
WHILE ACTUAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 2 CM RANGE TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT OVER WESTERN SECTIONS, ENOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL FALL TO CAUSE UNTREATED SURFACES TO BECOME SLIPPERY OR ICY AT TIMES, MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
MORE ORGANIZED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MORE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CHAPLEAU, KAPUSKASING AND HEARST REGIONS.
A FREEZING RAIN WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.
MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION DUE TO POOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE WINTERY PRECIPITATION.
UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED.
THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS AS WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED OR EXTENDED.
PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT WWW.WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA
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