More white stuff expected north of the Sault (updated)

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ENVIRONMENT CANADA

*************************** WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY - AGAWA - LAKE SUPERIOR PARK -TIMMINS - COCHRANE - IROQUOIS FALLS - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA - KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART.

ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING WISCONSIN WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR INTO NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO TONIGHT THEN REACH WESTERN QUEBEC BY SUNDAY MORNING.

THIS FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A BAND OF SNOW WITH IT.

WHILE THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT, TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 5 TO 10 CM RANGE IN MOST AREAS BY SUNDAY MORNING.

LATEST INDICATIONS SUGGEST A SWATH EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONTREAL RIVER NORTHEAST ACROSS TIMMINS AND KIRKLAND LAKE MAY RECEIVE 10 TO POSSIBLY 15 CM OF THE WHITE STUFF BY SUNDAY MORNING.

NOTE THAT GENERAL FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS REMAIN BELOW THE 15 CM PER 12 HOUR SNOWFALL WARNING THRESHOLD.

MOTORISTS IN THE AREA SHOULD EXPECT POOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

VISIBILITY WILL BE LESS THAN 1 KM AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS DIFFICULT.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT SPEED AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM.

AS A RESULT, EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE EVOLUTION OF THE STORM.

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

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