SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:36 P.M. EST THURSDAY 22 DECEMBER 2016.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= GERALDTON – MANITOUWADGE – HORNEPAYNE
=NEW= MARATHON – SCHREIBER
=NEW= WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA
=NEW= SAULT STE. MARIE – SUPERIOR EAST
=NEW= KAPUSKASING – HEARST
=NEW= TIMMINS – COCHRANE
=NEW= GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY
=NEW= CHAPLEAU – GOGAMA
=NEW= KIRKLAND LAKE – NEW LISKEARD – TEMAGAMI
=NEW= ELLIOT LAKE – RANGER LAKE
=NEW= MANITOULIN – BLIND RIVER – KILLARNEY
=NEW= NORTH BAY – WEST NIPISSING.
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==DISCUSSION==
WINTER STORM POTENTIALLY STARTING LATE CHRISTMAS NIGHT OR BOXING DAY.
A COLORADO LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE DAKOTAS CHRISTMAS DAY AND NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ON BOXING DAY. IT IS FORECAST TO BRING A WINTERY COCKTAIL OF SNOW, ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN FOR MANY REGIONS INCLUDING MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN AND EASTERN ONTARIO. IT WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN ON BOXING DAY AS WELL, BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SOME SNOW OR FLURRIES ON THE NIGHT OF BOXING DAY. THE ONLY EXCEPTION MAY BE FAR NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO WHICH WOULD LIKELY REMAIN AS SNOW.
MOTORISTS TRAVELLING SHOULD TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN MAKING THEIR CHRISTMAS SEASON PLANS.
ON BEHALF OF THE ONTARIO STORM PREDICTION CENTRE, HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO EC.CPIO-TEMPETES-OSPC-STORMS.EC(AT)CANADA.CA OR TWEET REPORTS TO (HASH)ONSTORM.
