Heavy snow expected in parts of Northern Ontario

SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR TIMMINS - COCHRANE - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - GOGAMA - FOLEYET - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - MANITOULIN - BLIND RIVER - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

A SNOWY SCENE TODAY INTO FRIDAY.

SNOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS SPREADING INTO NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO.

IN THE NICKEL BELT AREA, SNOW MAY BE AT TIMES MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE TODAY.

AS THE LOW WILL BE SLOW MOVING, THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 5 TO 10 CM PER 12 HOURS AT MOST, BUT BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 CM ARE QUITE POSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AS UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY, AND VISIBILITY MAY BE LOCALLY POOR AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT WWW.WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA.

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