Active AlertsLittle Port Elgin, ON
Yellow Warning - Snow Squall
Snow squalls continue.
What:
Additional snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm by Thursday morning.
Significantly reduced visibility in heavy snow and local blowing snow.
When:
Continuing through today and possibly into Thursday.
Additional information:
The band of lake effect snow is currently over the Tobermory area and is expected to continue to impact the areas north of Lion's Head this afternoon.
Wind gusts of 40 to 60 km/h continue through today leading to local blowing and drifting snow. The blowing and drifting snow will be most pronounced in open and wind exposed areas.
Organized snow squalls are expected to return on Thursday impacting the area through Friday morning which may bring additional snow accumulations
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Travel may be extremely hazardous. Visibility may be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Roads and walkways may be very difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Road closures are possible.
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.
Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Non-essential travel and outdoor activities should be avoided.