Freezing rain event leaves major damage behind. See photos
Digital Reporter
Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 7:02 PM - Trees were downed, schools were closed and flights were delayed across Ontario to start the week as freezing rain spread across the province.
Freezing drizzle advisories wrapped on Wednesday, with the National Capital Region and surrounding areas seeing the last of the slippery weather.
See below for a breakdown of what to expect.
Highlights
- Freezing drizzle tapered off Wednesday afternoon for eastern Ontario
- Icy roads Wednesday morning forced officials to cancel school buses in the Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Muskoka. Peel School Board also cancelled buses in Caledon
- High pressure is moving up the Ohio Valley and will bring temperatures above freezing for the rest of the week, with some areas in southwestern Ontario to reach the double digits by Saturday
- Large and slow-moving system tracks south of the Great Lakes early next week.
- Colder pattern lies ahead for late January into February
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Looking ahead to early next week, a slow-moving system is expected to track south of the Great Lakes.
"Typically a favourable track for wintry weather, the lack of Arctic air means mostly rain for Ontario and Quebec," says The Weather Network's Dr. Doug Gillham. "The system taps into subtropical moisture, so we will have to keep an eye on whether that makes it across the border into Ontario and Quebec."
Another system is expected to arrive mid-to-late week, which also looks to bring rain with a return to cooler temperatures.
"Transition to colder pattern will likely come in steps due to the lack of true Arctic air to work with, but colder pattern looks to be more persistent for February (with a return to lake-effect snow)."
See what the freezing rain left behind in Ontario below.
If I was having a drink, I'd love more ice. Now, not so much. #onstorm near Millbrook, ON pic.twitter.com/DikN5eLw2N
— J. Broomfield (@Broomer217) January 18, 2017
The silence is deafening this morning. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/roHC42xbuJ
— David Adam Baker (@DavidAdamBaker) January 18, 2017
A few pics from today's mini ice storm ❄ ❄ ❄ #frozen #FreezingRain #onstorm #Ford #focusst pic.twitter.com/IV288z6iaO
— Nic G (@NicG_11) January 18, 2017
Ugh. Ice in Collingwood. #onstorm #tooicy #gonnafallonmybottom pic.twitter.com/O2n2paLvqs
— Andrea McCoy (@mommannie) January 17, 2017
Approx 1/2" ice on the east Luther/melancthon line on hwy 89 north of grand Valley #onstorm pic.twitter.com/G7XLxkuiJR
— MichaelChambers (@205mph) January 17, 2017
A bit of #FreezingRain #onstorm #StaySafeOutThere pic.twitter.com/9TdG714Yub
— Deryck Robertson (@Canoe_Ideas) January 17, 2017
Looks like there's enough ice accretion to crystallize everything but not enough to cause widespread damage near Shelburne. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/qNtsAL84jb
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) January 17, 2017
#onstorm our truck is thick with ice in Snow Valley pic.twitter.com/oXyCDsUHT2
— Kim Bryant (@Kim81562192Kim) January 17, 2017
Fences are another great thing to use to show how much ice has accumulated. Near Shelburne. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/Q9eH5tLnzD
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) January 17, 2017
Do you think it was a little icy today near Williamsford? Check out my big brother Chris taking strides on the backroads #onstorm #icestorm pic.twitter.com/uYkcWZg3PD
— Sgt. Andy Evans (@TheBeachCop) January 17, 2017
Classic icestorm shot. Icicles off street signs. #onstorm @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/43utf1Kc9A
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) January 17, 2017
Just got to work. Sheet of ice. Kitchener 5.55am #onstorm pic.twitter.com/j6tMk5rYMf
— MichaelChambers (@205mph) January 17, 2017