WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Weather advisory in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
Winter weather travel advisory in effect.
Hazards:
Hazardous driving conditions due to locally heavy lake effect snow.
Additional snowfall amounts up to 5 cm this morning.
Timing:
Now until mid morning.
Discussion:
Lake effect snow will impact travel through areas from Wasaga Beach to south of Barrie.
Impacts:
Travel may be hazardous due to sudden changes in the weather. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common.
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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