WOCN12 CWTO 151104
WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:04 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2025.
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WEATHER ADVISORY FOR:
=NEW= SEARCHMONT - MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR - BATCHAWANA BAY.

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==DISCUSSION==

WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL ADVISORY IN EFFECT.

HAZARDS: 
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 CM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
POSSIBLE. 
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. 

TIMING: 
TONIGHT AND ENDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

DISCUSSION: 
FLURRIES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS A 
WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES. A GENERAL 5 TO 10 CM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED, 
ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE HIGHER AMOUNTS. WESTERLY WINDS 
GUSTING UP TO 50 KM/H WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW GIVING 
REDUCED VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 
ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO 
SUDDEN CHANGES IN THE WEATHER. SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, 
WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO 
ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN 
HEAVY SNOW. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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