More snow expected for Sault and area (12:30 a.m. update)
Sunday, January 20, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTENVIRONMENT CANADA
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A SNOW SQUALL WARNING IS ENDED FOR: SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND.
THE SNOW SQUALL HAS DRIFTED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA INTO UPPER MICHIGAN.
A WIND CHILL WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR: WAWA - PUKASKWA PARK - WHITE RIVER - DUBREUILVILLE - CHAPLEAU - MISSINAIBI LAKE AND GOGAMA - FOLEYET.
COLD WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 40 TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO. WITH NOT MUCH CLOUD COVER TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN TO THE MINUS 28 TO MINUS 35 DEGREE RANGE.
THESE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WIND 10 TO 15 KM/H WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR MINUS 40.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE AND RISE TO ABOVE MINUS 40 DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WITH DAY TIME HEATING, BUT WITH THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WELL ENTRENCHED, SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF OUTDOORS TODAY AS EXPOSED SKIN MAY FREEZE IN 5 TO 10 MINUTES.
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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