Snowfall warnings continue for Sault and area (2 p.m. update)
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - MANITOULIN ISLAND - ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.
FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING TODAY.
A DEEPENING LOW FROM COLORADO WILL REACH LAKE HURON TODAY AND INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM.
TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED TO NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AND RAIN HAS TURNED TO FREEZING RAIN IN MANY REGIONS.
FREEZING RAIN MAY LAST A FEW HOURS FOLLOWED BY A TRANSITION TO ICE PELLETS THEN TO SNOW AS THE COLD AIR CONTINUES TO GET DEEPER.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM ARE QUITE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A SNOWFALL WARNING MAY ALSO BE EVENTUALLY REQUIRED.
MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR UNTREATED SURFACES TO BECOME ICY AND TREACHEROUS.
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
SNOWFALL WARNING FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND - SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY AND AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK.
HEAVY SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
A COLORADO LOW INTENSIFYING INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK OVER LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY LATER TODAY.
SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTH.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY AS THE STORM CENTRE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH BAY AREA INTO QUEBEC.
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE AND BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO QUICKLY ACCUMULATING SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 500 METRES AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW.
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TIMMINS - COCHRANE - IROQUOIS FALLS - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA - KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - BLIND RIVER - THESSALON.
MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW TODAY INTO THURSDAY.
VARIOUS MIXTURES OF FREEZING RAIN, ICE PELLETS AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AS A DEEPENING COLORADO LOW MOVES UP OVER LAKE HURON AND INTENSIFIES INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM.
SNOW, FREQUENTLY HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CM LIKELY IN MANY AREAS BY LATE THURSDAY.
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR EVEN HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 30 CM IN A FEW LOCALITIES.
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PICK UP FROM THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY TONIGHT, RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS.
HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM QUICKLY ACCUMULATING SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN 250 METRES IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE ISSUES TO DEAL WITH.
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE CHANGED ACCORDINGLY.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER ON THURSDAY AFTER THE STORM CENTRE HAS MOVED ACROSS THE NORTH BAY AREA INTO QUEBEC.
RAINFALL WARNING ENDED FOR MANITOULIN ISLAND - ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH PROMPTED THE RAINFALL WARNING HAVE NOW ENDED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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