Snow warning cancelled for Sault, continues elsewhere

The following severe weather bulletin was issued at noon today by Environment Canada.

Early winter storm warnings issued for Sault Ste. Marie and St. Joseph Island have now been cancelled.

A winter storm warning issued by the U.S. National Weather Service has also expired, but more snow and widespread blowing snow are expected in Northern Michigan.

************************* A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CONTINUED FOR

GOGAMA - FOLEYET ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE MANITOULIN ISLAND BLIND RIVER - THESSALON AND ESPANOLA - KILLARNEY.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS.

MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

DISCUSSION

A WINTER STORM CENTRED OVER LAKE ERIE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO REACH EXTREME SOUTHERN QUEBEC BY MONDAY MORNING.

SNOW FROM THIS STORM WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT PARTICULARLY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN REGIONS AS THE WINTER STORM INTENSIFIES.

AS A RESULT, A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 20 TO 30 CM IS LIKELY BY MONDAY MORNING WITH EVEN HIGHER TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 30 TO 40 CM QUITE POSSIBLE IN THE SUDBURY, NORTH BAY AND TEMAGAMI AREAS.

THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SLOWLY ON MONDAY AS THE STORM CENTRE MOVES FURTHER AWAY OVER QUEBEC.

IN ADDITION, STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL WHIP UP THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN EXPOSED AREAS.

AS WELL, THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35.

DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM NIL VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE QUITE POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS OR POSTPONE TRAVEL ACCORDINGLY UNTIL THIS WINTER STORM IS OVER.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

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