WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Special weather statement issued for:
Searchmont - Montreal River Harbour - Batchawana Bay
Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island
Greater Sudbury and vicinity
Elliot Lake - Ranger Lake
Gogama - Foleyet
Temiskaming Shores - Temagami
North Bay - West Nipissing
Manitoulin - Blind River - Killarney
Current details:
Freezing rain with possible ice storm for Sunday.
What:
Several hours of freezing rain.
Ice accretion possibly exceeding 10 mm.
Utility outages possible.
Slippery surfaces and broken tree branches from ice build-up.
When:
Sunday into early Monday.
Additional information:
After a break from snow or freezing rain on Saturday, another weather system will affect northeastern Ontario beginning late Saturday night into Sunday. Precipitation may begin as snow or ice pellets before changing to freezing rain. Due to the duration of the freezing rain, this has the potential to be a major ice storm for the region. Travel will be very hazardous.
For some areas, temperatures may rise above the freezing mark Sunday afternoon with freezing rain changing to rain.
Conditions will improve by Monday morning as the weather system exits the province.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.
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