WOCN12 CWTO 161605
WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:05 P.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
      BLIND RIVER - THESSALON.

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==DISCUSSION==

WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL ADVISORY IN EFFECT.

WHAT: 
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CM. HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF 
RANGER LAKE. 
RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. 

WHEN: 
CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF 
SAULT STE. MARIE ALONG THE NORTH CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF 
PERIOD OF ICE PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR DURING THE 
CHANGEOVER. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES BEFORE COMING TO AN END 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 
ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. BE PREPARED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING 
WITH CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE 
DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. 

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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