516
WWCN11 CWTO 212142
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:42 P.M. EST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR:
PICTON - SANDBANKS PARK.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
==DISCUSSION==
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS CONTINUE TONIGHT.
WHAT:
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 CM,
PARTICULARLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.
REDUCED VISIBILITY, NEAR ZERO AT TIMES, IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
WHEN:
CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING ENDING TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
LOCATIONS FROM SANDBANKS TO MILFORD AND SOUTH SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION, WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 KM/H
WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW SQUALLS WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW SQUALLS CAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO VARY
CONSIDERABLY(SEMICOLON) CHANGES FROM CLEAR SKIES TO HEAVY SNOW
WITHIN JUST A FEW KILOMETRES ARE COMMON. VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL
IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME
LOCATIONS. RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
OVER SOME LOCATIONS. CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/OSPC
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page