Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning saying total amounts of 10 to 15 cm are expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. The snow will be heavy, and at times will greatly reduce visibilities on the roads.
They say “a low pressure system will move into the region with an organized area of snow that will bring a wide swath of accumulating snow. However, embedded within this system is the potential for bands of more vigorous snow production. These bands will allow for significant snow fall rates, causing visibilities to drop to near zero and snowfall accumulations to add up quite quickly in some localities. Warnings may be adjusted to focus heavily on these bands.
This will be a fairly quick moving system and conditions will improve on Thursday.
Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.”
Environment Canada advises to “prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight.”
