****0000001998**** WOCN12 CWTO 222112 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:12 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER ADVISORY FOR: =NEW= IGNACE - ENGLISH RIVER =NEW= FORT FRANCES - RAINY LAKE =NEW= ATIKOKAN - UPSALA - QUETICO =NEW= BEARDMORE - JELLICOE - MACDIARMID =NEW= GULL BAY - BLACK STURGEON LAKE =NEW= GERALDTON - LONGLAC - CARAMAT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. WHAT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW. WHEN: BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING AND ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING OVER NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO AND BY EARLY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IN EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THIS EVENT IS LOW. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME AREAS WILL RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF 15 CM. THE AREA IS BEING MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL SNOWFALL WARNINGS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PREPARE FOR QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR TAIL LIGHTS AHEAD AND BE PREPARED TO STOP. 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 END/OSPC