WEATHER ALERTS
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Winter storm watch in effect for:
• Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
Winter storm with potential for freezing rain Sunday followed by snow and blowing snow.
Precipitation associated with a winter storm will begin as snow Saturday but may change over to ice pellets and freezing rain before changing back to snow by Sunday morning. Rain may also make a brief appearance in some areas Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery.
Total snow and ice pellet accumulations from this storm will vary widely from 5 to 15 cm.
In addition, winds will gradually strengthen Sunday with gusts to 60 to 80 km/h possible through Sunday night into Monday afternoon resulting in very low visibility in blowing snow.
Rapidly accumulating snow and ice pellets and very low visibility in snow and blowing snow will make travel hazardous.
There is still some uncertainty regarding the track of this developing winter storm originating in Texas. Environment Canada meteorologists will continue to monitor this developing situation closely.
Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations.
Winter storm watches are issued when multiple types of severe winter weather are expected to occur together.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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Winter storm watch in effect for:
• Fraserdale - Pledger Lake
• Kapuskasing - Hearst - Smooth Rock Falls
• Kirkland Lake - Englehart
Major winter storm with 20 to 30 cm of snow and blowing snow on Sunday and Sunday night.
Snow, heavy at times, is expected to begin after midnight Saturday night and taper off late Sunday night or Monday morning. The latest analysis suggests that total snowfall amounts of 20 to 30 cm are likely by Sunday night.
In addition, winds will gradually strengthen on Sunday with gusts to 60 to 80 km/h possible Sunday afternoon through Monday morning resulting in very poor to almost nil visibility in blowing snow. Near blizzard conditions are possible.
Rapidly accumulating snow and very poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow will make travel dangerous.
There is still some uncertainty regarding the track of this developing winter storm originating in Texas. Should the track of this storm shift, the corresponding axis of heavy snow could also shift considerably. Environment Canada meteorologists will continue to monitor this developing situation closely.
Avoid travel if possible. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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