Wind warning in effect Update

As of 3:48 PM EDT Wednesday, Environment Canada issued the following Wind warning for the North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing and French River areas.

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This is a warning that damaging winds are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

Very strong southwesterly winds of 60 gusting to 100 km/h are expected to ease slowly beginning this evening as the large autumn storm responsible for the damaging winds slowly weakens.

Motorists should be prepared for very difficult driving conditions in the very strong and gusty winds.


Weather summary - An unusually deep and large autumn storm is affecting Northern Ontario and has generated some very strong winds over areas near the upper Great Lakes and significant rainfall amounts over portions of Northwestern Ontario. A number of wind warnings have been issued as
A result.

Very strong wind reports and significant storm rainfall totals from this storm received by Environment Canada as of 4.30 PM EDT in the table below.

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Location............. Strongest wind

Sault Ste. Marie 93 km/h gust
Wawa 93 km/h gust
Chapleau 82 km/h gust
Gore Bay 99 km/h gust
Killarney 85 km/h gust
Earlton 70 km/h gusting to 84 km/h
Sudbury 93 km/h gust
North Bay 85 km/h gust
Marathon 78 km/h gust
Pukaskwa (S Marathon) 105 km/h gust
Thunder Bay airport 72 km/h gust Tuesday
Welcome Island
( E Thunder Bay) 113 km/h gust Tuesday


Location............. Storm rainfall total

Thunder Bay 53.7 mm
Cameron Falls 30.7 mm
Kenora 35.8 mm
Red Lake 42.2 mm

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As of 11:20 AM Environment Canada issued the following Wind warning for the North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing and French River areas.

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This is a warning that damaging winds are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

Strong southerly winds of 60 gusting to 90 km/h have developed along the north shore of Lake Superior...With a 93 km/h gust already reported at Wawa late this morning. The strong winds will spread eastward to the Québec border by early afternoon. A few gusts to 100 km/h are likely to the northeast of Lake Superior as well as around Manitoulin Island and the north channel. These very strong damaging winds are expected to continue through the afternoon before easing off gradually this evening.

Motorists should be prepared for difficult driving conditions in the very strong and gusty winds.

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