Snowfall warning for Sault and area (9 a.m. update)

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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO.

WIND CHILL WARNING FOR: LAKE NIPIGON - WABAKIMI - GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE - KAPUSKASING - HEARST - TIMMINS - COCHRANE.
 

COLD WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 40 TO MINUS 45 THIS MORNING.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR IS BEING USHERED INTO THE DISTRICT BY NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING INTO QUEBEC.  

 

WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 40 TO MINUS 45 ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING.

WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT LATER TODAY.  

 

HOWEVER, THEY MAY PERSIST OVER THE TIMMINS AREA INTO TONIGHT AS WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER TOWARDS THE QUEBEC BORDER.

EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF OUTDOORS TODAY AS EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES.

WATCHES/WARNINGS ENDED FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO.

SNOWFALL WARNING ENDED FOR: SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - GOGAMA - FOLEYET - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - MANITOULIN - BLIND RIVER - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH PROMPTED THE SNOWFALL WARNING HAVE NOW ENDED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

 

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.