A winter storm warning is in effect.
All school buses and vans in Simcoe County are cancelled.
Snow changing to ice pellets this morning then to freezing rain later this morning, wind gusting to 40 km/h, the high zero.
Freezing rain ending overnight with a chance of flurries, the low -1.
Friday cloudy with the chance of flurries in the morning, clearing near noon, the high 2.
Here are the details of the winter storm warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
Hazardous winter conditions are expected.
Snow at times heavy will continue today.
Snow will change to ice pellets this morning.
Snow and ice pellet accumulations are expected to be 15 to 20 cm. Ice pellets will then change to freezing rain this afternoon.
The freezing rain will change back to snow or flurries tonight. Ice accretions of 5 to 10 mm are possible.
Utility outages may occur.
These significant amounts of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain are the result of a Colorado low pressure system that will track northeast across the lower Great Lakes today then over northern New England Friday.
Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.
Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations.
Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous.
Poor weather conditions may contribute to transportation delays.
If visibility is reduced while driving, slow down, watch for tail lights ahead and be prepared to stop.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports to #ONStorm.
