Winter storm on its way, says Environment Canada

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for much of Northern Ontario as a winter storm is expected to come north from the US midwest of the next few days.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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Special weather statement in effect for:

North Bay - Powassan - Mattawa
West Nipissing - French River
Burk's Falls - Bayfield Inlet,
Huntsville - Baysville, Ont
Témiscaming area, Que
Agawa - Lake Superior Park
Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island
Searchmont - Montreal River Harbour - Batchawana Bay
Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
Wawa - Pukaskwa Park
White River - Dubreuilville

A winter storm is expected to develop over the United States central plains on Monday and track northeastward reaching the Great Lakes late Tuesday night.

The storm is expected to bring periods of heavy snow and blowing snow across northeastern Ontario starting Tuesday night and into Wednesday.

At this time, estimated snow accumulations of 10 centimetres by the end of Wednesday are possible but may change if the track of this developing system shifts.

Areas located east of Lake Superior to the Quebec border could see the snow mixed at times with ice pellets along with the risk of freezing rain.

Gusty winds are expected to accompany this approaching storm.

Hence, there is the potential for significant reduction in visibility due to snow and blowing snow which may impact travel.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports to #ONStorm.

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