Special weather statement issued for Sault and area

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

*************************** SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH - WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST - GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA - KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI - ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE - MANITOULIN - NORTHSHORE - KILLARNEY - NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

SOME SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

SNOW HAS ENVELOPED AREAS AROUND LAKE SUPERIOR COMPLIMENTS OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE GREAT LAKES FROM THE WEST.

MOST REGIONS AROUND THE LAKE MAY EXPECT CLOSE TO 5 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW TONIGHT EXCEPT 5 TO POSSIBLY 10 NEAR SAULT STE MARIE.

IT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF IN MOST AREAS ON FRIDAY EXCEPT IN THE MANITOULIN, SUDBURY AND NORTH BAY REGION WHERE SNOW OR A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL PERSIST.

SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CENTIMETRES ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THIS AREA.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS ACCUMULATING SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILS.

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