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WINTER STORM WARNING

FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 6:29 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 CONTINUES TONIGHT. 



WHAT: 

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 40 CM POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN 

SECTIONS. 

FREEZING RAIN WITH LIGHT ICE BUILD-UP POSSIBLE. 



WHEN: 

CONTINUING TONIGHT AND TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER 

THE NEXT FEW HOURS, TRANSITIONING TO SNOW FOR NORTHERN SECTIONS THIS 

EVENING. A RAIN-SNOW TRANSITION LINE WILL STRETCH FROM, OR JUST 

SOUTH OF, 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 TONIGHT 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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