Headed our way from Texas, storm wreaks havoc (videos)

Environment Canada has issued the following weather statement tonight for Northern Ontario.

The YouTube videos above show conditions tonight in Texas, South Dakota and Minnesota.

We've also included the latest National Weather Service hazardous weather outlook for the Eastern Upper Peninsula and other parts of Northern Michigan.

********************* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - MANITOULIN - NORTHSHORE - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

WINTER STORM FROM TEXAS WILL BRING SNOW AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN CHRISTMAS NIGHT INTO BOXING DAY..

A WINTER STORM FROM TEXAS IS MOVING TOWARDS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM IS CREATING HAVOC OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

THE SNOW HAS ALREADY REACHED NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO EXTENDING FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS TO THUNDER BAY WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.

FOR REGIONS EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR INCLUDING SAULT STE. MARIE, SUDBURY AND NORTH BAY, THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW WILL START SOMETIME FRIDAY NIGHT AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN.

ONLY A FEW CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE SNOW TO COME OVER THE WEEKEND.

HOWEVER THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN MAY FORM OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO BOXING DAY MORNING.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION CLOSELY.

FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED AS THE EXTENT OF THE FREEZING RAIN BECOMES MORE CLEAR-CUT.

LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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

************************* THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN, EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

DAY ONE - TONIGHT

A FEW ROUNDS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT.

SEE ONGOING WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.

GALE FORCE WINDS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON NEARSHORE AREAS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN - FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA CHRISTMAS DAY, LIKELY LEADING TO SLIPPERY SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON NEARSHORE ZONES FRIDAY.

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