Significant snowfall expected tonight

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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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 - WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST - KAPUSKASING - HEARST - TIMMINS - COCHRANE

A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE CARDS ACROSS THE NORTH.

AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL CONTINUE EASTWARDS ALONG THE AMERICAN BORDER TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A BAND OF SNOW.

LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING NEAR THE MANITOBA BORDER AND WILL QUICKLY ENVELOP NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO THIS EVENING.

IT WILL THEN MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN REGIONS ON FRIDAY WHILE TAPERING OFF IN NORTHWESTERN REGIONS.

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF JUST OVER 15 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED IN THE RED LAKE AND SIOUX LOOKOUT REGIONS AND A SNOWFALL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH MOST OF THE SNOW FALLING OVERNIGHT.

OTHER REGIONS WILL RECEIVE TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 CENTIMETRES.

SOMEWHAT LESSER AMOUNTS OF 5 OR 10 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR WITH THE CHANCE OF VERY WET SNOW OR EVEN A BRIEF CHANGE TO RAIN.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION AND EXTEND THE SNOWFALL WARNINGS IF HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BECOME MORE LIKELY.

LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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

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