1 p.m. update on snow, freezing rain possibility

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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CITY OF THUNDER BAY - KENORA - NESTOR FALLS - DRYDEN - IGNACE - FORT FRANCES - RAINY LAKE - ATIKOKAN - UPSALA - QUETICO - SUPERIOR WEST - RED LAKE - EAR FALLS - SIOUX LOOKOUT - SAVANT LAKE - LAKE NIPIGON - WABAKIMI - GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE - NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH - WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST - KAPUSKASING - HEARST - TIMMINS - COCHRANE - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - MANITOULIN - NORTHSHORE - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO CONTINUES TODAY.

FREEZING RAIN EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT.

AN ORGANIZING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS OF THE UNITED STATES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING AND CROSS NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO OVERNIGHT.

AN AREA OF SNOW HAS ALREADY SPREAD AND IS AFFECTING REGIONS FROM THUNDER BAY TO KENORA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST TO REACH KAPUSKASING THIS AFTERNOON.

AT THIS POINT, IT APPEARS THAT A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 CENTIMETRES FOR AREAS FROM NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TO AREAS NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT SNOWFALL WARNINGS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED AS THE CONDITION OF RECEIVING 15 CENTIMETRES IN 12 HOURS WILL LIKELY NOT BE MET.

LOCATIONS CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR INCLUDING THUNDER BAY WILL LIKELY SEE LESSER AMOUNTS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO CHANGING THE SNOW TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR REGIONS EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR TOWARD THE QUEBEC BORDER INCLUDING THE NICKEL BELT, ONLY A COUPLE OF CENTIMETRES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN CREATING ICY CONDITIONS BEGINNING EARLY TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION AND ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE WARNINGS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.

LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE FOUND BY CONSULTING THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECAST.

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