Yucky weather moving from Northern Ontario

SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR TIMMINS - COCHRANE - IROQUOIS FALLS.

FREEZING RAIN ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORIGINATING FROM TEXAS IS APPROACHING LAKE SUPERIOR THIS MORNING.  

THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN IT WILL CHANGE TO A FEW FLURRIES OR SHOWERS.

TRAVELLERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS.

RAINFALL WARNING FOR NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING.

AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAIN THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORIGINATING FROM TEXAS IS TRACKING TOWARDS LAKE SUPERIOR THIS MORNING.  

THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.

THE NORTH BAY AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED ABOUT 45 MM SO FAR.

AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 MM OR SO IS LIKELY BRINGING THE TOTAL TO NEAR 50 MM BY THIS AFTERNOON.

THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY INTO QUEBEC.  

THERE MAY BE SOME FLURRIES TONIGHT.

SNOWFALL WARNING FOR KAPUSKASING - HEARST - LITTLE ABITIBI - KESAGAMI LAKE.

HEAVY SNOWFALL CONTINUING TODAY.

A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORIGINATING FROM TEXAS IS TRACKING TOWARDS LAKE SUPERIOR THIS MORNING.  

ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO LOCALLY 10 CM ARE EXPECTED TODAY BRINGING TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 CM OR MORE.  

THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME ICE PELLETS MIXED WITH THE SNOW.  

IN ADDITION, WIND GUSTS TO 50 KM/H WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVELLING CONDITIONS WILL BE RATHER HAZARDOUS WITH UNTREATED SURFACES SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.  

VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE REDUCED IN LOCAL BLOWING SNOW.

THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY INTO QUEBEC.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CITY OF THUNDER BAY - ATIKOKAN - UPSALA - QUETICO - SUPERIOR WEST - LAKE NIPIGON - WABAKIMI - GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE - NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH.

HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORIGINATING FROM TEXAS IS TRACKING TOWARDS LAKE SUPERIOR THIS MORNING.  

VARYING AMOUNTS OF SNOW, MOSTLY IN THE 15 TO 20 CM RANGE, HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN MOST AREAS ACROSS OVER NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO.

ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 5 CM ARE EXPECTED TODAY BRINGING TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 20 CM OR MORE.  

IN ADDITION, WIND GUSTS TO 50 KM/H WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVELLING CONDITIONS WILL BE RATHER HAZARDOUS WITH UNTREATED SURFACES SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.  

VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY IN LOCAL BLOWING SNOW.

THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATER TODAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY INTO QUEBEC.

FREEZING RAIN WARNING ENDED FOR GOGAMA - FOLEYET - KIRKLAND LAKE - ENGLEHART.

REFER TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

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