WWCN12 CWTO 091657
SNOWFALL WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:57 A.M. EST MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 2024.
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SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
      NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH
      WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA.

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==DISCUSSION==

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TODAY. 

HAZARD: 
SNOW, AT TIMES HEAVY. PEAK SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 CM PER HOUR. 
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 20 CM. 

TIMING: 
CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

DISCUSSION: 
SNOW WILL TAPER TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING.

RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER SOME 
LOCATIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
SNOW. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS 
AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA 
ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN AND GET AN EMERGENCY 
KIT WITH DRINKING WATER, FOOD, MEDICINE, A FIRST-AID KIT AND A 
FLASHLIGHT. FOR INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY PLANS AND KITS GO TO 
HTTPS://WWW.GETPREPARED.GC.CA/. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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