Weather Warning: Manitouwadge/Hornepayne/Greenstone
Special weather statement in effect for:
Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat
Hazardous winter precipitation possible Thursday into Friday.
Total snow and ice pellet accumulation of 10 to 20 cm.
Ice accretion of 5 to 10 mm possible due to an extended period of freezing rain.
A developing low pressure system is expected to bring a large area of mixed precipitation to parts of northern Ontario Thursday into Friday. Precipitation is expected to switch over from rain to a mix of snow, freezing rain and ice pellets Thursday morning. The precipitation is then expected to switch over to mainly snow by Friday morning. There is still some uncertainty in the exact track of this low pressure system and total ice accretion, snowfall, and ice pellet accumulations as a result.
Winter weather travel advisories or freezing rain warnings may be issued as the event draws nearer.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways, and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight. For information on emergency plans and kits go to http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
