Northern Ontario freezing rain warnings continue (update)
Friday, January 11, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE - KAPUSKASING - HEARST - TIMMINS - COCHRANE - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - UPSALA - RAITH - GULL BAY - BLACK STURGEON LAKE - BEARDMORE - JELLICOE - MACDIARMID - GERALDTON - GOGAMA - FOLEYET - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY.
A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ONTARIO.
OVER NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO, FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.
FOR MORE NORTHERN AREAS INCLUDING FRASERDALE, GERALDTON, GULL BAY AND UPSALA, VARIOUS PRECIPITATION TYPES ARE BEING REPORTED.
FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT, BUT MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN, SNOW OR ICE PELLETS.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY QUICKLY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY.
FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR WHITE RIVER - DUBREUILVILLE - CHAPLEAU - MISSINAIBI LAKE - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - BLIND RIVER - THESSALON - ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY - ATIKOKAN - SHEBANDOWAN - QUETICO PARK - KAKABEKA FALLS - WHITEFISH LAKE - ARROW LAKE.
REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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