Environment Canada has issued a special weather warning for a winter storm that is moving into the North Bay area on a northerly course from the United States. The agency said the severe winter storm is likely to effect the entire Northern Ontario region and has issued a weather warning for the following:

North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa
West Nipissing – French River
Burk’s Falls – Bayfield Inlet,
Huntsville – Baysville, Ont
Agawa – Lake Superior Park
Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island
Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay
Timmins – Cochrane – Iroquois Falls
Wawa – Pukaskwa Park
White River – Dubreuilville

The storm will form in the Great Plains over the United States on Monday before passing over the Great Lakes by the end of Tuesday. By Wednesday evening the winter storm will have descended on Northern Ontario, bring periods of heavy and blowing snow blizzards.
Environment Canada says it expects at least 10cm of snow through Wednesday alone, although the agency says that could change if the storms tracked position shifts.

Accompanied by high winds, the heavy snow storm is likely to make driving conditions extremely hazardous, giving drivers little visibility and biting crosswinds on exposed highways.

As always, we caution about driving in the harshest of winter conditions, but if you must travel, remember to obey safe winter driving practices. Drive slowly and give yourself plenty of breaking distance between your vehicle and a lead vehicle. Collisions can happen more frequently in wintery conditions and adding winter tires can reduce the chances of an accident.

Knox Insurance Brokers now works with its partners to give winter tire discounts to all customers who install winter tires on their vehicles. Head to our online quote to see prices from over 25 auto insurance providers in Ontario, or give us a call and we will do our best to answer your query.