WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Weather advisory issued for:
Newmarket - Georgina - Northern York Region, Ont. (043220)
Listowel - Milverton - Northern Perth County, Ont. (046320)
Mount Forest - Arthur - Northern Wellington County, Ont. (046410)
Innisfil - New Tecumseth - Angus, Ont. (046510)
Current details:
Winter weather travel advisory in effect for this afternoon and early evening.
Hazards:
Reduced visibility at times in heavy snow and local blowing snow.
Local snowfall accumulations of 4 to 8 cm.
Westerly winds gusting up to 60 km/h.
Timing:
This afternoon into this evening.
Discussion:
Bands of lake effect snow are expected to affect the area beginning this afternoon before moving south of the area this evening.
Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Slow down driving in slippery conditions. Watch for taillights ahead and maintain a safe following distance.
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.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
More details on the alert are available here.
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