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WINTER STORM WARNING

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 1:25 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH 2025.

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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:

      ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE.



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==DISCUSSION==



A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. 



WHAT: 

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 40 CM POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN 

SECTIONS. 

FREEZING RAIN WITH LIGHT ICE BUILD-UP POSSIBLE. 



WHEN: 

BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT FOR 

NORTHERN SECTIONS. A RAIN-SNOW TRANSITION LINE WILL STRETCH FROM 

SAULT STE. MARIE NORTHEAST TOWARDS KIRKLAND LAKE. ALONG THIS 

TRANSITION LINE, FREEZING RAIN OR ICE PELLETS IS POSSIBLE. NORTH OF 

THE TRANSITION LINE, PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY SNOW. SOUTH OF THIS 

LINE, PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY FALL AS RAIN. THIS INCLUDES ELLIOT 

LAKE. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE 

TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY 

AFTERNOON. 



AREAS NORTH OF ELLIOT LAKE ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 20 TO 40 CM OF SNOW 

WITH THE ELLIOT LAKE AREA EXPECTED TO SEE NEAR 5 TO 10 CM ON 

THURSDAY. 



THE POSITION OF THIS RAIN-SNOW TRANSITION LINE MAY STILL SHIFT NORTH 

OR SOUTH WHICH WILL AFFECT EXACT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND TYPES.



CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY 

BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. PREPARE FOR 

QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY 

BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. SURFACES SUCH AS 

HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME ICY AND 

SLIPPERY. 



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.



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