Special weather statement could bring significant snowfall to the area by Thursday

Environment Canada issuing a special weather statement for North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa, West Nipissing, and French River.

They report a significant snowstorm is threatening the area this week.

A weak disturbance moving along the line of an arctic front draped across the region will bring a coating to a few centimeters of snow the region Tuesday. However a stronger low pressure system is expected to emerge from Colorado on Tuesday and then track towards Southern Ontario.

As a result, Central and Northeastern Ontario will be well into the cold air, with accumulating snow being the primary issue to deal with.

Latest indications suggest a significant snowfall is possible by Thursday as the Colorado low tracks by to the south. Considerable uncertainty remains with the exact track of this Colorado low. Even a slight northward or southward shift in the track of this storm will affect how much snow falls at any particular location, and how far the accumulating snow works its way into Northeastern Ontario.

Motorists should be prepared for a return to hazardous winter driving conditions this week due to accumulating snow and low visibility in heavier snow.

With files from Environment Canada