Active AlertsSault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island

Yellow Warning - Snow Squall

Issued at Fri 3:41 PM Jan. 2
Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Description

Lake effect snow weakening this evening.

What:
Additional local snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm.
Significantly reduced visibility in snow and local blowing snow.

When:
Ending this evening.

Additional information:
Westerly to northwesterly winds gusting to near 50 km/h will result in local blowing snow and significantly reduced visibility. Winds and lake effect snow are expected to weaken through the evening.

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.

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Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Road closures are possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Recommended Action


Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

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