1:20 p.m. freezing rain update

1:20 p.m. freezing rain update

At 1 p.m. today Environment Canada updated its severe weather bulletin (below) for Northern Ontario. We've also included a special weather statement about points north. ************************* A FREEZING RAIN WARNING IS ENDED FOR SAULT STE.

At 1 p.m. today Environment Canada updated its severe weather bulletin (below) for Northern Ontario.

We've also included a special weather statement about points north.

************************* A FREEZING RAIN WARNING IS ENDED FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND - SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE AND BLIND RIVER - THESSALON.

A FREEZING RAIN WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR WAWA - PUKASKWA PARK - WHITE RIVER - DUBREUILVILLE AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK - CHAPLEAU - MISSINAIBI LAKE AND GOGAMA - FOLEYET.

PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TONIGHT.

PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM HAS BEGUN AS FREEZING RAIN OVER THE ABOVE REGIONS. FREEZING RAIN MAY LAST A FEW HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SLIPPERY IN FREEZING RAIN.

REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

************************* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR ATIKOKAN - UPSALA - QUETICO - LAKE NIPIGON - WABAKIMI - KAPUSKASING - HEARST TIMMINS - COCHRANE.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA

SPRING SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT.

THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM INDICATES THAT AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR TOWARDS JAMES BAY COULD RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS.

A SNOWFALL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE REGIONS.

FOR AREAS WEST OF THE WARNED REGIONS FROM ATIKOKAN TOWARDS ARMSTRONG, SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING.

SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AS THE CONDITION OF RECEIVING 15 OR MORE CENTIMETRES OF SNOW WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL LIKELY NOT BE MET.

THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF KAPUSKASING, TIMMINS INCLUDING THESE CITIES, ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ABOUT 2 TO 5 CM OF SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN LATER TODAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION.

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