A good amount of snow expected for Sault and area

SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT.

A BRISK AND COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF AN ALBERTA CLIPPER SAILING EAST ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AS A RESULT BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING, AND WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

MANY LOCALES WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 5 TO 10 CM OF FRESH SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING.

THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SNOW SQUALLS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING.

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGIONS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN HALF A KILOMETRE AT TIMES.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA IS CLOSELY MONITORING THIS SITUATION.

SNOW SQUALL WARNINGS FOR TONIGHT MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY AS REQUIRED.

THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS AS WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED OR EXTENDED.

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