ONTARIO
Environment Canada has issued a rare BLIZZARD WARNING for the following regions for this evening through Friday!!! TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND NOT RECOMMENDED!!
- Hanover – Dundalk – Southern Grey County
- Owen Sound – Blue Mountains – Northern Grey County
- Saugeen Shores – Kincardine – Southern Bruce County
- Wingham – Blyth – Northern Huron County
ECC has advised the following – “Hazardous lake effect snow squalls expected tonight through Friday. Blizzard conditions likely late overnight and Thursday morning. Hazards: Locally heavy snowfall with accumulations of 40 to 80 cm through Friday. Westerly winds gusting to 80 km/h resulting in near zero visibility in blowing snow. Peak snowfall rates of 5 to 10 cm per hour. Timing: Beginning late today and continuing into Friday, with the worst blizzard conditions late overnight and Thursday morning. Discussion: Lake effect snow squalls off Lake Huron are forecast to develop later today or tonight. Strong westerly winds gusting up to 80 km/h will develop late overnight into Thursday morning resulting in widespread blowing snow with near zero visibility. Winds should ease somewhat by Thursday afternoon, although heavy snowfall will continue into Friday. Travel is expected to be difficult to nearly impossible. Locally higher snowfall amounts greater than 80 cm are possible if a strong snow squall band remains over the same area. Road closures are likely given the expected poor travel conditions. Travel is expected to be extremely hazardous due to widespread poor visibility. Rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult. Travel is not recommended. If you must travel, keep others informed of your schedule and destination and carry an emergency kit and mobile phone. If you become stranded in a vehicle do not leave. The vehicle offers a form of protection from the cold. A single person walking through the snow is harder to find than a stranded car or truck.”
