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Article #10Ontario Road Conditions Jan 1 4 pm EST
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Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 21:27
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 21:27
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ONTARIO HIGHWAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY January 1, 1993. SOUTH-WESTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING WINDSOR, CHATHAM, LONDON, STRATFORD, WOODSTOCK, KITCHENER-WATERLOO, AND LAKE HURON AREAS. IN THE WINDSOR-CHATHAM-SARNIA REGION, ALL HIGHWAYS ARE CLEAR. IN THE LONDON-WOODSTOCK REGION MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE BARE SNOWCOVERED AND SLUSHY SECTIONS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING, HOWEVER THE 402 IS CLEAR AND THE 401 IS BARE WITH DRIFTED SECTIONS IN THE LONDON AREA. IN THE KITCHENER-STRATFORD-LAKE HURON AREAS SNOWFLURRIES TURNING TO SQUALLS AT TIMES ARE REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO FAIR AND POOR; THE 401, KW AND HANLON EXPRESSWAYS ARE BARE WITH SNOWCOVERED SECTIONS, WHILE REMAINING HIGHWAYS ARE BARE WITH SNOWCOVERED AND SNOWPACKED SECTIONS. SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY-HURONIA REGION: INCLUDING BARRIE, ORILLIA, LAKE SIMCOE, COLLINGWOOD, OWEN SOUND AND MIDLAND AREAS. IN THE SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY-HURONIA REGION, THE 400 IS CLEAR SOUTH OF BARRIE, BECOMING BARE WITH SNOWPACKED, SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS BETWEEN BARRIE AND COLDWATER, WHILE REMAINING HIGHWAYS ARE BARE WITH SNOWPACKED, SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS. VISIBILITY IS MAINLY GOOD, BUT REDUCED TO POOR AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 6 IN THE BRUCE PENINSULA DUE TO SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOUTH-CENTRAL ONTARIO: INCLUDING HAMILTON, NIAGARA, TORONTO, OSHAWA, GUELPH, ORANGEVILLE, LINDSAY, PETERBOROUGH AND PORT HOPE AREAS. ALL HIGHWAYS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ONTARIO ARE CLEAR, EXCEPT FOR SOME CENTREBARE AND SLUSHY SECTIONS IN THE MANCHESTER AND SUTTON AREAS. EASTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING TRENTON, BELLEVILLE, KINGSTON CORNWALL, OTTAWA AND ARNPRIOR AREAS. ALL HIGHWAYS IN EASTERN ONTARIO ARE CLEAR, EXCEPT FOR THE ODD SNOWPACKED OR ICY SECTIONS ON THE EDGES OF HIGHWAYS IN THE OTTAWA- CORNWALL REGION, HOWEVER THE 417 AND 17 ARE CLEAR. FURTHERMORE HIGHWAY 509 IS CENTREBARE. CENTRAL ONTARIO: INCLUDING PARRY SOUND, MUSKOKA, HUNTSVILLE, HALIBURTON, BANCROFT AND PEMBROKE AREAS. ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS IN CENTRAL ONTARIO ARE CLEAR, EXCEPT FOR HIGHWAYS 11 AND 69 WHICH ARE BARE WITH LIGHT SNOWCOVERED SECTIONS. SECONDARIES ARE BARE WITH SNOWCOVERED AND SNOWPACKED SECTIONS, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ICY SECTIONS ALSO REPORTED IN THE HUNTSVILLE- MUSKOKA REGION. OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ROUTES QEW - CLEAR. 400 - CLEAR TO BARRIE, BECOMING BARE WITH SNOWPACKED, SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS TO COLDWATER. 401 - EAST OF TORONTO - CLEAR TO THE QUEBEC BORDER, ALTHOUGH THE ODD SNOWPACKED OR ICY SECTIONS ARE REPORTED ON THE EDGES OF THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN BROCKVILLE AND THE BORDER. 401 - WEST OF TORONTO - MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SNOWCOVERED SECTIONS IN THE KITCHENER AREA, WHERE VISIBILITY CAN BE REDUCED TO FAIR TO POOR DUE TO SNOW TURNING TO SQUALLS AT TIMES. 402 - CLEAR. 404 - CLEAR. 417 - CLEAR. 11 - TORONTO TO NORTH BAY - BARE IN THE TORONTO AREA, BECOMING BARE WITH SNOWPACKED, SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS AROUND BARRIE-ORRILIA, THEN BARE WITH LIGHTLY SNOWCOVERED SECTIONS BETWEEN GRAVENHURST AND HUNTSVILLE, AND CLEAR AGAIN NEARING NORTH BAY. 17 - HAWKESBURY TO PETAWAWA - CLEAR. 69 - BARE WITH LIGHTLY SNOWCOVERED SECTIONS FROM THE 400 TO PARRY SOUND, BECOMING BARE WITH ICY SECTIONS ALONG THE EDGES TO SUDBURY. NORTHERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING NORTH BAY, SUDBURY, TIMMINS, COCHRANE, NEW LISKEARD AND SAULT STE. MARIE AREAS. HIGHWAY 17 FROM PETAWAWA WESTERLY THROUGH NORTH BAY TO BLIND RIVER IS CLEAR, EXCEPT FOR SLUSHY SECTIONS EAST OF NORTH BAY; WEST OF BLIND RIVER TO THE SOO THE 17 IS BARE TO SNOWCOVERED WITH SLUSHY SECTIONS, BECOMING SNOWCOVERED TO SNOWPACKED NORTH OF THE SOO TO MARATHON; ICY SECTIONS ARE ALSO REPORTED IN THE MARATHON AREA. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO FAIR AND POOR AT TIMES IN THE BATCHAWANA AND AGAWA AREAS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. HIGHWAY 11 FROM SOUTH RIVER TO NORTH BAY IS BARE, BECOMING BARE WITH SNOWPACKED AND SLUSHY SECTIONS TO LATCHFORD; NORTHERLY THROUGH NEW LISKEARD TO HEARST THE 11 BECOMES BARE TO CENTREBARE TO SNOWPACKED; HOWEVER ICY SECTIONS ARE ALSO REPORTED IN THE NEW LISKEARD, ENGLEHART AND SMOOTH ROCK FALLS AREAS. HIGHWAY 63 NEAR NORTH BAY IS BARE WITH SNOW-PACKED AND SLUSHY SECTIONS. HIGHWAY 144 NEAR SUDBURY IS BARE TO CENTREBARE WITH SNOWPACKED SECTIONS, BECOMING SNOWPACKED TOWARDS TIMMINS, WITH ICY SECTIONS REPORTED IN THE GOGAMA AREA. HIGHWAY 101 IS MAINLY SNOWPACKED, WITH ICY SECTIONS IN THE TIMMINS AREA.HIGHWAY 67 NEAR COCHRANE IS BARE TO CENTREBARE TO SNOWPACKED, WHILE 655 IS SNOWPACKED. IN THE SUDBURY REGION, HIGHWAY 69 TO THE SOUTH IS BARE WITH ICY SECTIONS ALONG THE EDGES TO BRITT; HIGHWAY 108 IS BARE WITH SLUSHY SECTIONS, WHILE HIGHWAY 6 IS BARE WITH SNOWPACKED SECTIONS. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING THUNDER BAY, NIPIGON, DRYDEN, KENORA, AND FORT FRANCES AREAS. IN THE THUNDER BAY REGION, HIGHWAY 11 FROM NIPIGON TO EAST OF LONGLAC IS BARE TO PARTLY SNOWCOVERED TO SNOWPACKED AND ICY, WHILE WEST OF THUNDER BAY TO ATIKOKAN THE 11 IS CENTREBARE TO SNOWPACKED WITH ICY SECTIONS. HIGHWAY 17 FROM TERRACE BAY THROUGH THUNDER BAY TO IGNACE IS BARE TO CENTRE-BARE, WITH SNOW-PACKED, SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS. HIGHWAY 61 TO THE BORDER IS SNOW-PACKED WITH ICY SECTIONS.IN THE DRYDEN-KENORA- FORT FRANCES REGION, ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE CENTRE-BARE TO SNOWPACKED AND ICY. SECONDARY HIGHWAYS IN NORTHERN AND NORTH-WESTERN ONTARIO. SECONDARY HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND NORTH-WESTERN ONTARIO ARE MAINLY CENTREBARE TO SNOWPACKED WITH ICY SECTIONS.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!dogmead!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com ((MTO/Standard Broadcast News)) Newsgroups: ont.conditions Subject: Ontario Road Conditions Jan 1 4 pm EST Keywords: canadian broadcast, general weather, weather Message-ID: <ControadreportURbd4_3J1@clarinet.com> References: <ControadreportUR21b_2NI@clarinet.com> X-Supersedes: <ControadreportUR53_3J1@clarinet.com> Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 16:27:33 EST Location: ontario ACategory: national Slugword: OntRoadReport Priority: regular ANPA: Wc: 914; Id: z1594; Sel: onnww; Adate: N/A-N/A; Ver: 32/2 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com Codes: jnww.on., PLO\PF\ Lines: 100