Freezing rain possible today east of Lake Superior

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA ONTARIO REGION

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE MANITOULIN - NORTHSHORE - KILLARNEY NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING. CITY OF THUNDER BAY KENORA - NESTOR FALLS DRYDEN - IGNACE FORT FRANCES - RAINY LAKE ATIKOKAN - UPSALA - QUETICO SUPERIOR WEST SIOUX LOOKOUT - SAVANT LAKE LAKE NIPIGON - WABAKIMI

A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO.

PATCHY FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE OVER AREAS EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE NICKEL BELT.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORIGINATING FROM COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST TO MINNESOTA TODAY THEN OVER LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT.

SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE INTENSIFYING TONIGHT.

A GENERAL 15 CM BLANKET OF FRESH SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS EAST OF KENORA AND WEST OR NORTH OF THUNDER BAY BY FRIDAY MORNING.

AS A RESULT SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

OTHER AREAS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 10 CM WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR DUE TO WET SNOW OR A CHANGE TO RAIN.

SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TO THE EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR AS WELL, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DETERIORATE.

THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND ACCUMULATING SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS RESULTING IN RATHER HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.

LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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

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