Snow-stricken Ontario areas get break as wind shift pushes squalls south
The good news, however, is that the intense snow squall bands that have bombarded areas such as Gravenhurst and Bracebridge with persistent precipitation for days, will finally move south on Sunday as the winds finally begin to shift to a northwesterly direction.
Snow squall warning issued for parts of Ontario throughout the weekend
Lake effect snow squalls are expected to impact parts of Ontario throughout the weekend with peak snowfall rates of 2 to 4 in per hour, according to Environment Canada.
Environment Canada issues snow squall warning for Barrie area
Heavy snow, poor travel conditions and power outages are expected in the Barrie area starting Friday evening and continuing at least through the weekend, Environment Canada says. Weather warnings have also been issued for other parts of central Ontario.
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Intense Ontario snow strands vehicles, knocks out power, and is heading south
Intense snow squalls battering Ontario moved south after burying some parts of the province under more than a metre of snow, stranding vehicles and prompting one town to declare a state of emergency.
Storm buries parts of Ontario under nearly a metre of snow, thousands without power
Snow blowing off lakes Superior and Huron has closed a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway, knocked out power and buried some communities under nearly a metre of snow.
Snow squall warning, watch issued for Picton, Kingston area
Snow squalls could bring more than 15 centimetres of snow and cause poor or zero visibility near Picton and Kingston, according to Environment Canada.
Heavy snow squalls continue hammering Ontario into the weekend
Difficult driving conditions continue into this weekend across portions of Ontario as powerful snow squalls continue whipping off all five of the Great Lakes. These potent bands of lake-effect snow will continue through Sunday,
Snowy sights around Ontario as snow squalls deliver
Persistent snow squalls targetted southern Ontario on November 29-30, with the highways being one of the unfortunate recipients.
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