Active AlertsWingham Public School, ON

Dangerous snow squalls and significant blowing snow continue.

What:
Near zero visibility in snow and blowing snow.
Additional local snowfall amounts of 20 to 40 cm through Wednesday afternoon, and possibly exceeding 50 cm by Thursday morning.

When:
Continuing through Wednesday, and possibly into Thursday for some areas.

Additional information:
Lake effect snow off Lake Huron continues. Widespread blowing snow resulting in near zero visibility remains the primary concern due to northwesterly winds gusting 50 to 70 km/h. Winds are expected to ease this evening.

Lake effect snow bands will gradually lift northward today as winds become westerly. Lake effect snow bands may weaken somewhat for a time today before intensifying again tonight into Wednesday.

Prepare for prolonged disruptions to transportation, services, and utilities.

Travel will likely be extremely hazardous and some routes will likely be impassable.

Road closures are likely.

For road conditions and other traveller information from the Ministry of Transportation, visit https://www.ontario.ca/511, https://www.twitter.com/511Ontario, or call 5-1-1.

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Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.