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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND - SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - MANITOULIN - BLIND RIVER - KILLARNEY.

MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA BEGINNING THURSDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A WINTER STORM AS IT APPROACHES THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY.

AN EXPANDING AREA OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO FROM MICHIGAN BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING.  

AS THE STORM CENTRE GETS CLOSER THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THURSDAY EVENING.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST WITH THIS STORM WITH UP TO 25 CENTIMETRES BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGIONS AS THE STORM CENTRE TRACKS ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO NEW ENGLAND.

IN ADDITION STRONG AND GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE VERY LOW TO AT TIMES NIL VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY AS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE AND BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER THE SNOW BEGINS ON THURSDAY.

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