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Meteorological Service of Canada, CA, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island

Major winter storm expected. What: Total snowfall accumulations of 40 to 80 cm. Near zero visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Northeasterly wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h. Risk of freezing rain and ice pellets. Possible utility outages. When: Sunday morning or afternoon through Monday night. Additional information: A hazardous winter storm will begin affecting northeastern Ontario on Sunday. Precipitation will primarily be rapidly accumulating snowfall. However, there is a chance that freezing rain or ice pellets could mix in for areas along a line from Sault Ste. Marie to Kirkland Lake, reducing their total snowfall amounts. Travel on Highways 11, 17, and 101 will be impacted. ### Travel will likely be extremely hazardous and some routes will likely be impassable. Road closures are possible. Roofs are at an increased risk of collapse under the weight of snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on X using #ONStorm.