Freezing rain warning added to messy weather mix
Monday, March 11, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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A FREEZING RAIN WARNING IS ISSUED FOR GOGAMA - FOLEYET.
A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TODAY.
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW ZERO SO THE PRECIPITATION IS FALLING AS FREEZING RAIN OR ICE PELLETS.
SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN KIRKLAND LAKE, AND TO SNOW THIS EVENING IN GOGAMA. UNTREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME SLIPPERY.
A SNOWFALL WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR CHAPLEAU - MISSINAIBI LAKE.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO AFFECT THE REGION.
A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TODAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FALLING RATHER HEAVILY AT TIMES.
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 15 CM ARE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER 5 TO LOCALLY 10 POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS WITH THE SNOW.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY WITH A FEW ADDITIONAL CENTIMETRES POSSIBLE.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 20 CM FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM.
TRAVELLERS MAY EXPECTED ROAD CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE THIS MORNING DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
CAUTION IS ADVISED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO FOR TRAVELLERS IN THE REGION THROUGH TODAY INTO TUESDAY.
A SNOWFALL WARNING IS ENDED FOR GOGAMA - FOLEYET.
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