Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Major winter storm expected.

What:
Total snowfall and ice pellet accumulations of 10 to 20 cm.
Near zero visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow.
6 to 12 mm of ice build-up from freezing rain.
Northeasterly wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h.

When:
Sunday morning through Monday night.

Additional information:
A hazardous winter storm will begin affecting northeastern Ontario on Sunday.  Precipitation is expected to begin as rapidly accumulating snowfall before transitioning to freezing rain or ice pellets Sunday night into Monday. Some regions may even see a warm up to rain by Monday morning. Travel on Highways 11 and 17 will be impacted.

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Travel will likely be hazardous. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Road closures are possible. Prolonged utility outages are likely.

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.