WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Weather advisory issued for:
- Newmarket - Georgina - Northern York Region
- Guelph - Erin - Southern Wellington County
- Kitchener - Cambridge - Region of Waterloo
- Halton Hills - Milton
Current details:
Winter weather travel advisory in effect.
What:
Significantly reduced visibility in snow and blowing snow.
Local snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm.
When:
This morning through this evening.
Additional information:
Brief bursts of heavy flurries are expected as a cold front moves through this morning. Northwesterly winds gusting to near 70 km/h may result in local blowing and drifting snow. Lake effect snow off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay may extend well inland this afternoon and evening occasionally resulting in locally reduced visibility due to snow and blowing snow.
Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.
Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.
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.
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