More snow in northeastern Ont., up to 15 cm, Hwy. 144 reopens
Environment Canada issued more winter weather advisories for several communities in northeastern Ontario Wednesday, as snow continues to fall prompting a road closure on Highway 144 for several hours.
The road reopened around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Between 10 to 15 centimetres of snow is expected to fall by the afternoon, with snowfall rates up to two cm/h at times.
"The heaviest snowfall amounts are expected within the area from Kapuskasing to Timmins to Chapleau," Environment Canada said.
"The majority of the accumulation is expected through Wednesday morning."
Weather advisories are in effect for:
- Agawa - Lake Superior Park
- Chapleau - Missinaibi Lake
- Gogama – Foleyet
- Fraserdale - Pledger Lake
- Kapuskasing - Hearst - Smooth Rock Falls
- Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
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"Treacherous winter weather conditions" have prompted the closure of a 117-kilometre stretch of Highway 144 between Highway 560 in the Westree area and Timmins.
This after Highway 11 was closed most of the day Tuesday between Hearst and Longlac.
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