WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Snow squall warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
Snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate.
Hazards:
Snow, heavy at times, with additional local accumulations of 5 cm by this evening.
Northwesterly winds gusting up to 60 km/h, causing significantly reduced visibility at times in blowing snow.
Timing:
Through this afternoon.
Discussion:
Snow squalls will continue to gradually weaken today.
Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Road closures are possible.
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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