Significant snowfall expected tonight and tomorrow (5 p.m. update)

Significant snowfall expected tonight and tomorrow (5 p.m. update)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENVIRONMENT CANADA ************************* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR TIMMINS - COCHRANE - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - GOGAMA - FOLEYET - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - MANITOULIN ISLAND - ESPANOLA - KILLA

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 ISLAND - ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

UP TO 10 CM OF SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST - CHAPLEAU - MISSINAIBI LAKE - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - BLIND RIVER - THESSALON.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES WILL CROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY.

CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT PORTIONS OF THE ABOVE REGIONS WILL SEE UP TO 10 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS CLOSE TO THE QUEBEC BORDER.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL, DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION.

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

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