WOCN12 CWTO 160558
WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:58 A.M. EDT SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2025.
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WEATHER ADVISORY FOR:
      SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY
      SAULT STE. MARIE - ST. JOSEPH ISLAND
      ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE.

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==DISCUSSION==

SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY IS FORECAST. 

WHAT: 
LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CM. HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE 
POSSIBLE. 
RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. 

WHEN: 
SUNDAY MORNING INTO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED, WITH A SHARP DIFFERENCE IN 
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THIS BAND OF SNOW. SOME AREAS WILL SEE A 
WINTRY MIX OF ICE PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN BEFORE A TRANSITION TO 
THE HEAVY SNOW TODAY. THUS REDUCING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SOMEWHAT.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 
ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. 

FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND OTHER TRAVELLER INFORMATION FROM THE 
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/511, 
HTTPS://WWW.TWITTER.COM/511ONTARIO, OR CALL 5-1-1. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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