Wednesday, April 20th 2022, 7:16 am - Mother Nature had a few wintry tricks left up its sleeve this week, shocking many southern Ontario and Quebec residents with accumulating spring snowfall Monday and Tuesday.
Many in Central Canada were foretold about Monday and Tuesday's snowfall, but what may have been surprising to some was just how much actually fell.
The potent low first trekked through southern Ontario Monday, with snow rapidly accumulating in the afternoon and evening. There were also reports of thundersnow in the GTA. The snow rapidly led to slick surfaces and tricky driving.
As a result of the slippery roads Monday, at least one car skirting off the roads in the Niagara region, with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reporting the incident on Twitter.
NiagaraOPP on scene #QEW at #NetherbyRd, veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kw#SlowDown pic.twitter.com/NtQXgo6e84
OPP Highway Safety Division on Twitter: "#NiagaraOPP on scene #QEW at #NetherbyRd, veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kw#SlowDown pic.twitter.com/NtQXgo6e84 / Twitter" on scene OPP Highway Safety Division on Twitter: "#NiagaraOPP on scene #QEW at #NetherbyRd, veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kw#SlowDown pic.twitter.com/NtQXgo6e84 / Twitter" at OPP Highway Safety Division on Twitter: "#NiagaraOPP on scene #QEW at #NetherbyRd, veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kw#SlowDown pic.twitter.com/NtQXgo6e84 / Twitter", veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kwOPP Highway Safety Division on Twitter: "#NiagaraOPP on scene #QEW at #NetherbyRd, veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kw#SlowDown pic.twitter.com/NtQXgo6e84 / Twitter" OPP Highway Safety Division on Twitter: "#NiagaraOPP on scene #QEW at #NetherbyRd, veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kw#SlowDown pic.twitter.com/NtQXgo6e84 / Twitter"
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) OPP Highway Safety Division on Twitter: "#NiagaraOPP on scene #QEW at #NetherbyRd, veh lost control due to weather, went up the embankment and struck the bridge,saved from rolling back down by a tree! Drive according to weather conditions. ^kw#SlowDown pic.twitter.com/NtQXgo6e84 / Twitter"
Through Tuesday, higher-elevation areas including the Dundalk Highlands and parts of cottage country were forecast to pick up accumulations of 5-10. Localized areas in the latter could even exceed 10 cm.
Conditions in Ontario began to improve throughout the day on Tuesday, but remained on the cool side. A blustery northwest wind developed in behind the departing system, prompting special weather statements for gusts that were forecast to peak between 40-60 km/h, and up to 70 km/h for the shores of Lake Huron. This kept wind chills near to below zero throughout the day.
In Quebec, Tuesday was a difficult day for travel as heavy snow and strong winds made for poor visibility on the roads. The majority of the snowfall tapered off for southern Quebec throughout the late afternoon hours, but the Montreal area still ended up with about 5-10+ cm of snow.
The next system brings in rainfall to southern Ontario and Quebec on Thursday while temperatures range in the mid-teens.
Below are just a selection of visuals that have surfaced on social media from Ontario and Quebec as a result of the late-April, messy snowfall. The snow had a polarizing effect: Some loved it, while others had some choice words for the wintry weather.
QUEBEC
A little over 22 cm of snow had fallen on Mount Royal (Montreal) as of 1:30 pm. #ShareYourWeather #QCStorm https://t.co/J44B5HGIhx pic.twitter.com/NfXBIzsoeV
A little over 22 cm of snow had fallen on Mount Royal (Montreal) as of 1:30 pm. Dustin Fraser on Twitter: "A little over 22 cm of snow had fallen on Mount Royal (Montreal) as of 1:30 pm. #ShareYourWeather #QCStorm https://t.co/J44B5HGIhx pic.twitter.com/NfXBIzsoeV / Twitter" Dustin Fraser on Twitter: "A little over 22 cm of snow had fallen on Mount Royal (Montreal) as of 1:30 pm. #ShareYourWeather #QCStorm https://t.co/J44B5HGIhx pic.twitter.com/NfXBIzsoeV / Twitter" Dustin Fraser on Twitter: "A little over 22 cm of snow had fallen on Mount Royal (Montreal) as of 1:30 pm. #ShareYourWeather #QCStorm https://t.co/J44B5HGIhx pic.twitter.com/NfXBIzsoeV / Twitter" Dustin Fraser on Twitter: "A little over 22 cm of snow had fallen on Mount Royal (Montreal) as of 1:30 pm. #ShareYourWeather #QCStorm https://t.co/J44B5HGIhx pic.twitter.com/NfXBIzsoeV / Twitter"
— Dustin Fraser (@DustinFraser3) Dustin Fraser on Twitter: "A little over 22 cm of snow had fallen on Mount Royal (Montreal) as of 1:30 pm. #ShareYourWeather #QCStorm https://t.co/J44B5HGIhx pic.twitter.com/NfXBIzsoeV / Twitter"
Coastal storm producing very heavy wet snow in Montreal currently. Roads are very slippery and dangerous visibility is under 0.5 km. #QCStorm pic.twitter.com/94pjGkp1oF
Coastal storm producing very heavy wet snow in Montreal currently. Roads are very slippery and dangerous visibility is under 0.5 km. Valley Weather on Twitter: "Coastal storm producing very heavy wet snow in Montreal currently. Roads are very slippery and dangerous visibility is under 0.5 km. #QCStorm pic.twitter.com/94pjGkp1oF / Twitter" Valley Weather on Twitter: "Coastal storm producing very heavy wet snow in Montreal currently. Roads are very slippery and dangerous visibility is under 0.5 km. #QCStorm pic.twitter.com/94pjGkp1oF / Twitter"
— Valley Weather (@valleyweather2) Valley Weather on Twitter: "Coastal storm producing very heavy wet snow in Montreal currently. Roads are very slippery and dangerous visibility is under 0.5 km. #QCStorm pic.twitter.com/94pjGkp1oF / Twitter"
This should be illegal pic.twitter.com/mcQ2jEnqZ5
This should be illegal Nicholas DG on Twitter: "This should be illegal pic.twitter.com/mcQ2jEnqZ5 / Twitter"
— Nicholas DG (@nicholas_calcio) Nicholas DG on Twitter: "This should be illegal pic.twitter.com/mcQ2jEnqZ5 / Twitter"
Just another normal Spring day in #Montreal. pic.twitter.com/Yq1nWqlUq6
Just another normal Spring day in Houston on Twitter: "Just another normal Spring day in #Montreal. pic.twitter.com/Yq1nWqlUq6 / Twitter". Houston on Twitter: "Just another normal Spring day in #Montreal. pic.twitter.com/Yq1nWqlUq6 / Twitter"
— Houston (@HoustonxMTL) Houston on Twitter: "Just another normal Spring day in #Montreal. pic.twitter.com/Yq1nWqlUq6 / Twitter"
Meanwhile in #Montreal #April 19 pic.twitter.com/3LUuVCJmCz
Meanwhile in Huda Saliba, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Meanwhile in #Montreal #April 19 pic.twitter.com/3LUuVCJmCz / Twitter" Huda Saliba, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Meanwhile in #Montreal #April 19 pic.twitter.com/3LUuVCJmCz / Twitter" 19 Huda Saliba, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Meanwhile in #Montreal #April 19 pic.twitter.com/3LUuVCJmCz / Twitter"
— Huda Saliba, Ph.D. (@huda_saliba) Huda Saliba, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Meanwhile in #Montreal #April 19 pic.twitter.com/3LUuVCJmCz / Twitter"
Snow in spring! #Montreal pic.twitter.com/IUilQ9yBUd
Snow in spring! William Gilbert🏳️🌈🇺🇦🌻 on Twitter: "Snow in spring! #Montreal pic.twitter.com/IUilQ9yBUd / Twitter" William Gilbert🏳️🌈🇺🇦🌻 on Twitter: "Snow in spring! #Montreal pic.twitter.com/IUilQ9yBUd / Twitter"
— William Gilbert🏳️🌈🇺🇦🌻 (@IDS_william) William Gilbert🏳️🌈🇺🇦🌻 on Twitter: "Snow in spring! #Montreal pic.twitter.com/IUilQ9yBUd / Twitter"
On your window, snowdrops scatter softly and gently, as if they were whispering, in our ears in a faint voice, optimism #Ottawa #Montreal #Canada pic.twitter.com/zDWtPM314H
On your window, snowdrops scatter softly and gently, as if they were whispering, in our ears in a faint voice, optimism Ahlam Awad on Twitter: "On your window, snowdrops scatter softly and gently, as if they were whispering, in our ears in a faint voice, optimism #Ottawa #Montreal #Canada pic.twitter.com/zDWtPM314H / Twitter" Ahlam Awad on Twitter: "On your window, snowdrops scatter softly and gently, as if they were whispering, in our ears in a faint voice, optimism #Ottawa #Montreal #Canada pic.twitter.com/zDWtPM314H / Twitter" Ahlam Awad on Twitter: "On your window, snowdrops scatter softly and gently, as if they were whispering, in our ears in a faint voice, optimism #Ottawa #Montreal #Canada pic.twitter.com/zDWtPM314H / Twitter" Ahlam Awad on Twitter: "On your window, snowdrops scatter softly and gently, as if they were whispering, in our ears in a faint voice, optimism #Ottawa #Montreal #Canada pic.twitter.com/zDWtPM314H / Twitter"
— Ahlam Awad (@iii_aii1) Ahlam Awad on Twitter: "On your window, snowdrops scatter softly and gently, as if they were whispering, in our ears in a faint voice, optimism #Ottawa #Montreal #Canada pic.twitter.com/zDWtPM314H / Twitter"
ONTARIO
It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS
It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter". A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter" A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter"
— A Great Capture (@AGreatCapture) A Great Capture on Twitter: "It was a great day for table tennis yesterday at #oriolepark. #OnStorm #springincanada #Toronto #snowTO #onwx #TorontoExplore #spring #spring2022 #photgraphy pic.twitter.com/cE4U85FjKS / Twitter"
Winter wonderland in April 😍❄️ pic.twitter.com/OsfrPW5Ptd
Winter wonderland in April 😍❄️ Melinda Singh TWN on Twitter: "Winter wonderland in April 😍❄️ pic.twitter.com/OsfrPW5Ptd / Twitter"
— Melinda Singh TWN (@WxMelinda21) Melinda Singh TWN on Twitter: "Winter wonderland in April 😍❄️ pic.twitter.com/OsfrPW5Ptd / Twitter"
We had a green Christmas but at least we got our white Easter Monday 🤔 5.8cm in Milton as of 7:20pm pic.twitter.com/ORURt9ZThB
We had a green Christmas but at least we got our white Easter Monday 🤔 5.8cm in Milton as of 7:20pm Doug Gillham on Twitter: "We had a green Christmas but at least we got our white Easter Monday 🤔 5.8cm in Milton as of 7:20pm pic.twitter.com/ORURt9ZThB / Twitter"
— Doug Gillham (@gtaweather1) Doug Gillham on Twitter: "We had a green Christmas but at least we got our white Easter Monday 🤔 5.8cm in Milton as of 7:20pm pic.twitter.com/ORURt9ZThB / Twitter"
Yuck. #stormontario #ontariostorm #onstorm #isitspringyet pic.twitter.com/sR7bSWDm1H
Yuck. Justin Wondga 🇨🇦♥️⚡️🐿🌻🏳️🌈🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Yuck. #stormontario #ontariostorm #onstorm #isitspringyet pic.twitter.com/sR7bSWDm1H / Twitter" Justin Wondga 🇨🇦♥️⚡️🐿🌻🏳️🌈🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Yuck. #stormontario #ontariostorm #onstorm #isitspringyet pic.twitter.com/sR7bSWDm1H / Twitter" Justin Wondga 🇨🇦♥️⚡️🐿🌻🏳️🌈🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Yuck. #stormontario #ontariostorm #onstorm #isitspringyet pic.twitter.com/sR7bSWDm1H / Twitter" Justin Wondga 🇨🇦♥️⚡️🐿🌻🏳️🌈🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Yuck. #stormontario #ontariostorm #onstorm #isitspringyet pic.twitter.com/sR7bSWDm1H / Twitter" Justin Wondga 🇨🇦♥️⚡️🐿🌻🏳️🌈🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Yuck. #stormontario #ontariostorm #onstorm #isitspringyet pic.twitter.com/sR7bSWDm1H / Twitter"
— Justin Wondga 🇨🇦♥️⚡️🐿🌻🏳️🌈🇺🇦 (@jwondga) Justin Wondga 🇨🇦♥️⚡️🐿🌻🏳️🌈🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Yuck. #stormontario #ontariostorm #onstorm #isitspringyet pic.twitter.com/sR7bSWDm1H / Twitter"
Oh, boy. Snow is accumulating at a good pace. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/NgB7aO6FMU
Oh, boy. Snow is accumulating at a good pace. Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Oh, boy. Snow is accumulating at a good pace. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/NgB7aO6FMU / Twitter" Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Oh, boy. Snow is accumulating at a good pace. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/NgB7aO6FMU / Twitter" Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Oh, boy. Snow is accumulating at a good pace. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/NgB7aO6FMU / Twitter"
— Nathan Howes TWN (@HowesNathan) Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Oh, boy. Snow is accumulating at a good pace. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/NgB7aO6FMU / Twitter"
Thumbnail courtesy of @HoustonxMTL/Twitter, taken in Montreal, Que.
