Active AlertsPeterborough, ON

Yellow Warning - Snow Squall

Issued at Mon 5:46 PM Jan. 19
Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Description

Snow squalls expected.

What:
Snowfall accumulations of 10 to 25 cm.
Significantly reduced visibility in heavy snow and local blowing snow.

When:
This evening through Tuesday morning.

Additional information:
Lake effect snow off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay will develop this evening and continue through Tuesday morning before lifting north of the area.

Westerly to northwesterly winds gusting up to 70 km/h are expected this evening. As a result, blowing snow is expected to further reduce visibility. Winds will diminish overnight, although westerly winds gusting 50 to 60 km/h will redevelop Tuesday morning.

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Travel will likely be hazardous. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Recommended Action


Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

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