Active AlertsAgawa Bay - Lake Superior Provincial Park, ON

Lake effect snow this afternoon and 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:
Lake effect snow off Lake Superior is currently affecting areas from Montreal River Harbour to Sault Ste. Marie, but is expected to lift as far north as Lake Superior Provincial Park this afternoon. Westerly to northwesterly winds gusting to near 50 km/h resulting in blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. Winds and lake effect snow are expected to weaken this 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.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.