Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Hazardous winter storm continues through Friday afternoon.

What:
Total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm with higher amounts possible.
Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow.
Risk of freezing rain.

When:
Continuing through Friday afternoon.

Additional information:
Snow, at times heavy, will continue to affect the area. Any rain in the vicinity of Smooth Rock Falls to Little Abitibi Lake will change back over to snow this evening as temperatures rapidly fall below the freezing mark. Brief freezing rain is possible during this transition.

Northerly winds gusting 50 to 60 km/h, except up to 70 km/h south of James Bay will result in blowing snow through Friday afternoon. The combination of heavy snow and blowing snow may result in near zero visibility at times.

The highest snowfall amounts are expected to remain north of Highway 11 where total accumulations may exceed 50 cm locally.

Conditions will improve from west to east through Friday afternoon.

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Roads and walkways will likely be very difficult to navigate. 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.