IN PHOTOS: Winter blast for southern Ontario
Digital Reporter
Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 9:14 AM - The long-lived deferral of winter snow for the GTA and Golden Horseshoe came to an abrupt end this week, with snow falling for both the drive home Monday and the morning commute Tuesday.
The focus of the storm is moving eastward, but it left behind significant travel woes. About a quarter of flights into and out of Pearson Airport were cancelled, several closures were reported, as were numerous collisions on highways.
On Highway 401 at Highway 6, a rolled over transport truck forced a lane closure that made the morning commute even harder for travellers on that route. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt tweeted that the cleanup was likely to take several hours.
Below is a selection of tweets on the effects of the storm.
Another truck out of the ditch today...it was hit by another car when the driver lost control on the the highway. #SlowDown pic.twitter.com/epHliV0TNU
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) March 14, 2017
@BTtoronto Snowmageddon up here in Niagara Region on the escarpment #onstorm #btstormcentre pic.twitter.com/CV6BoD5Ysg
— Sylvia Antonides (@SylviaAntonides) March 14, 2017
Perfect day to stay off the roads. #NiagaraRegion #OnStorm pic.twitter.com/aWputzEed9
— Diane Desrosiers (@Jettedi) March 14, 2017
It may have snowed a little. #onstorm #HamOnt #snowmageddon2017 pic.twitter.com/vqgfRGFAt0
— Catherine Jette (@Jette680News) March 14, 2017
Me this morning #onstorm #torontoweather pic.twitter.com/LN6BqMjqhR
— Kristin Wilkinson (@SilentKW1) March 14, 2017
Trying to get a small dog out to pee this morning #thestruggleisreal #snowday #onstorm pic.twitter.com/TOFaBHSmU4
— Amber Lindsay (@amarielindsay) March 14, 2017
Don't worry, spring will be here soon enough! #snow #snowday #ONstorm #Guelph pic.twitter.com/viTGc7VwNe
— Cranmer Earth Design (@CranmerDesign) March 14, 2017
Bit of a change in #HamOnt from Monday morning to Tuesday morning. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/1AMbpyvIkj
— Helen Powers (@HelenEPowers) March 14, 2017
What a storm! 25-30cm and counting in Hamilton. @WxOntario1 @weathernetwork @AnthonyFarnell @BrettAWX #onstorm pic.twitter.com/GjjT7qXEhI
— Jason Leach (@jason77leach) March 14, 2017
Collision - Rolled over transport truck #Hwy401 EB E/O #Hwy6 - One right lane blocked, several hours for cleanup pic.twitter.com/kk5PFmyrWw
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) March 14, 2017
What a storm! 25-30cm and counting in Hamilton. @WxOntario1 @weathernetwork @AnthonyFarnell @BrettAWX #onstorm pic.twitter.com/GjjT7qXEhI
— Jason Leach (@jason77leach) March 14, 2017
What a storm! 25-30cm and counting in Hamilton. @WxOntario1 @weathernetwork @AnthonyFarnell @BrettAWX #onstorm pic.twitter.com/GjjT7qXEhI
— Jason Leach (@jason77leach) March 14, 2017
Jackknifed tractor trailer leaking diesel right now on the QEW Fort Erie-bound near Jordan Rd. Heavy backup in the area. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/AQ5JpVNq85
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyGlobalTV) March 14, 2017
#NiagaraFalls #QEW & #Hwy405 road conditions are deteriorating fast this morning. #SlowDown #StayAlert #WinterDriving #BePrepare #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/KRRyFhRpdR
— 511Ontario (@511Ontario) March 14, 2017
Pics from a @globalnewsto cameraman of ongoing truck rollover on Hwy 401 eastbound east of Hwy 6 South in Puslinch. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/oCCZglWkbi
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyGlobalTV) March 14, 2017
