Oh no! More snow possible tonight!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST KAPUSKASING - HEARST TIMMINS - COCHRANE GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY 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 RED LAKE - EAR FALLS SIOUX LOOKOUT - SAVANT LAKE LAKE NIPIGON - WABAKIMI GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH

APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO BEGINNING TONIGHT.

POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT.

AN ORGANIZING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS OF THE UNITED STATES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS LAKE SUPERIOR ON SUNDAY AND CROSS NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO SUNDAY NIGHT.

AN AREA OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TONIGHT AND SHOULD REACH THE THUNDER BAY AREA OVERNIGHT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST TO REACH GERALDTON EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND KAPUSKASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

AT THIS POINT, IT APPEARS THAT A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO AS MUCH AS 15 CENTIMETRES IS POSSIBLE FOR AREAS FROM NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TO AREAS NORTHEAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT SNOWFALL WARNINGS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED AS THE CONDITION OF RECEIVING 15 CENTIMETRES IN 12 HOURS WILL LIKELY NOT BE MET.

LOCATIONS CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR INCLUDING THUNDER BAY WILL LIKELY SEE LESSER AMOUNTS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO CHANGING THE SNOW TO RAIN.

FOR REGIONS EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR TOWARD THE QUEBEC BORDER INCLUDING THE NICKEL BELT, ONLY A COUPLE OF CENTIMETRES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN CREATING ICY CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO OVERNIGHT.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION AND ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE WARNINGS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.

LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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

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