Winter Storm Warning Continued

Environment Canada

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Significant winter storm with dangerous travel conditions expected tonight. Non-essential travel strongly discouraged.

Hazards: Significantly reduced visibility due to heavy snow and blowing snow. Total snowfall accumulations of 20 to 30 cm. Snowfall rates of 5 to 8 cm/h possible. Rapidly accumulating snowfall creating hazardous travel conditions. Isolated power outages due to combination of heavy wet snow and wind.

Timing: This evening into Saturday morning. The most dangerous conditions are expected between about 9 P.M. And midnight when snowfall rates may be 5 to 8 cm/h.

Discussion: A Texas low is expected to bring heavy snow and strong winds to a large swath of southern Ontario. Snow will begin this evening and quickly become heavy at times. Heavy snow in combination with strong easterly winds will create significantly reduced visibility and hazardous travel conditions.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

To report severe weather in Ontario, send an email to onstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

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