‘Intense’ snowfall to hamper parts of Ontario as lake effect storm begins

It feels similar wintertime successful Ontario arsenic snowfall blankets respective parts of the province, with the snowy upwind expected to past passim the weekend.

Environment Canada reports that section snowfall accumulations could transcend 75 centimetres by Sunday day successful immoderate areas.

Hazardous water effect snowfall squalls are expected to interaction southwestern and cardinal Ontario areas on Lake Huron passim the weekend.

Weather statements are successful effect for communities from the full occidental conception of the state to arsenic acold eastbound arsenic Bancroft and arsenic acold northbound arsenic Sault Ste. Marie.

Most communities successful this country are either nether a snowfall squall informing oregon ticker arsenic the strategy develops.

“Intense bands of water effect snowfall disconnected Georgian Bay and Lake Huron volition impact the country done the weekend. These bands volition displacement from clip to clip but volition beryllium susceptible of aggravated snowfall rates,” Environment Canada warns.

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Travel is sometimes expected to beryllium hard to astir intolerable nether these bands, Environment Canada warns.

The nationalist upwind bureau reports highest snowfall rates volition beryllium betwixt 5 to 10 centimetres per hour.

Drivers are warned that conditions tin rapidly alteration wrong a fewer kilometres and that roadworthy closures are likely.