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WEATHER ADVISORY

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 1:11 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH 2025.

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WEATHER ADVISORY FOR:

=NEW= KAPUSKASING - HEARST - SMOOTH ROCK FALLS.



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==DISCUSSION==



WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL ADVISORY IN EFFECT. 



WHAT: 

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM. 

POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. 



WHEN: 

BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER 

TRAVEL ADVISORY. THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND THE SWATH OF HEAVIEST SNOW 

HAS SHIFTED SOUTH. THE REGION IS STILL EXPECTED TO SEE SNOW DEVELOP 

THIS EVENING WITH ANY ACCUMULATION BEING CONFINED TO AREAS EAST OF 

KAPUSKASING.



MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 

ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO 

SUDDEN CHANGES IN THE WEATHER. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND 

DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, 

WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO 

ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO 

AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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