⛈️ What makes a thunderstorm severe in Ontario❓
🤚 It must contain any of the following:
💨 Winds gusts of at least 90 km/h or higher
🧊 Hail of 2 cm in diameter or greater
🌧️ 50 mm of rain in 1 hour
🌪️ Tornado
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A major winter storm is on its way for tonight and Monday across much of Southern Ontario. You should consider changing travel plans accordingly. Please refer to latest alerts at
👀 Have you ever seen Niagara Falls this colour? 🟫
☝️The ongoing storm has turned the waters of the falls chocolate brown!
This is due to debris being washed down the Niagara River.
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Image courtesy of the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel.
⚠️ A powerful 🚨 WINTER STORM 🚨 is expected to rip through Ontario with lasting impacts beginning Thursday into Sunday.
☝️Here's an idea of what to expect for your area!
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⚠️ A major winter storm system with powerful winds 🌬️ is becoming more likely to impact portions of S. & NE ON early Friday morning into Saturday. Precipitation amounts are uncertain & details will become clearer in the coming days. Continue to monitor forecasts 👀
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⚠️⚠️Alert Update⚠️⚠️
All winter storm watches in srn ON have been UPGRADED to winter storm WARNINGS due to
snow ❄️ + blowing snow 🌬️ + flash freeze 🧊 potential.
Blizzard 🌬️ and snowfall ❄️ warnings remain in effect.
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The rumours are true...A late-week winter storm 🌧️❄️😰💨is likely to put a damper on holiday plans for many on Thursday, Friday and possibly even Saturday. There is lots of uncertainty at this point however so keep an eye 👀 on your forecast for updates this week.
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⚠️Major winter storm on the way for much of Ontario. ⚠️Snow has already begun in northwestern ON and rain will move into southwestern ON this evening. 🌧️❄️💨
Details 👇
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Alerts ➡️
Forecasts ➡️
⚠️ A strong winter storm is expected to affect much of Ontario later this week ⚠️
Be prepared for hazardous winter travel conditions. For information on emergency plans and kits, go to
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A winter storm is on its way for Wednesday and Thursday across much of Southern Ontario. You should consider changing travel plans accordingly. Please refer to latest alerts at:
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⚠️Heads up!⚠️
Yet another Friday winter storm is possible for a large portion of Ontario. Heavy snowfall with a risk of freezing rain is possible. Check out our Significant Weather Outlook for Friday.
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Did you hear a rumble or see a flash last night? THUNDERSNOW ⚡❄️occured over many parts of southern Ontario! Here is a video of it in action in Toronto!
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TODAY 🌷 1 March 2023 🌷
... is officially meteorological spring!
The spring equinox is on 20 March 2023, which is considered the first day of astronomical spring 🌼
👋 Welcome one and all to meteorological spring!
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Wait... it's winter?? 🧐❄️
We are monitoring the potential for a winter storm to affect parts of S and NE Ontario next week! Some details below 👇👇
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❄️❄️ UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTALS ❄️❄️
for today through Thursday. Amounts up to 25 cm are expected locally for Halton-Peel and near Kingston. This evening's commute will be impacted for many areas.
Link to alerts 👉
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⚠️⚠️Alert Update⚠️⚠️
Many winter storm warnings in southwestern ON have been upgraded to BLIZZARD warnings due to snow ❄️ + blowing snow 🌬️ = Near ZERO visibilities ⚠️ Travel is extremely difficult to impossible and is NOT advised.
Alerts ➡️
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Check out the circulation over southern Ontario with this upper low pressure system. 🤩
This cold core system could possibly produce funnel clouds over parts of SW Ontario.
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⚠️ A MAJOR WINTER STORM affects southern Ontario ⚠️
🧊 FREEZING RAIN + 🧊 ICE PELLETS + ❄️ SNOW can be expected!
Afternoon and evening commute 🚗 👣 will be SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED!
Remember to be
#WeatherWise
!
ALERTS 👉
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❄️ ⚠️ First significant snow of the season!
⚠️ A winter weather travel advisory has been issued for overnight tonight.
⚠️ Lake enhancement off Lake Ontario could enhance snow amounts for the GTA.
⚠️ Snowfall of 5 - 10 cm, locally 10 +
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❄️❄️ SNOWFALL TOTALS ❄️❄️
for Wednesday through Thursday. Amounts up to 25 cm are expected locally for parts of eastern ON along the 401 corridor.
Link to alerts 👉
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⚠️A funnel cloud advisory is now in effect across portions of southern Ontario⚠️
🌪️Several funnel cloud reports have been reported via social media. Conditions continue to look favourable for the potential this afternoon.⛈️
Alerts👉
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⚠️⚠️Alert Update⚠️⚠️
All winter storm watches in nrn ON have been UPGRADED to winter storm WARNINGS due to
snow ❄️ + blowing snow 🌬️ = Significantly reduced visibilities
Snowfall warnings are also in effect.
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Tornado warnings were sent this morning for a number of regions in southern Ontario as a result of a testing error. We are taking steps to prevent this kind of error from happening in the future. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Odds of widespread flash freeze on Friday increase. Rain and snowmelt before a plunge in temperatures below freezing makes for icy walking and driving conditions.
It may be time to reconsider your travelling plans before the holidays. 🥶
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⚠️ A SNOWSTORM will affect southern Ontario Wednesday into Thursday ⚠️
❄️ ❄️ SNOWFALL WARNINGS have been issued 👉
📏 Snowfall totals are currently in the 15 to 20 cm range for this storm; locally higher amounts are still possible.
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❄️⚠️ Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect ⚠️❄️
Snow is beginning to spread across the region this morning and will continue to fall through this evening. Motorists should be prepared for winter weather driving conditions.
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📢 INCOMING... ❄️
A winter storm will bring SNOWFALL ❄️ to a large part of southern & northeastern ON, beginning Tuesday & lasting into Wednesday.
Below 👇 is the expected total snowfall amounts ❄️ for Tuesday & Wednesday.
Forecast 👉
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❄️We received 29 cm of snow at the Ontario Storm Prediction Centre in North York!
This morning's climate observation at 8:00 A.M.:
👉 Min temp: -3.5 °C
👉 Current temp: -3.5 °C
👉 Current conditions: partly cloudy ⛅
👉 New snow: 29.0 cm
👉 Snow on ground: 42.0 cm
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Be weather aware if you're travelling for the holidays. Here's our Significant Weather Outlook for Ontario valid for Friday and Saturday.
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Snow is expected to fall over southern Ontario Wednesday and Thursday! ❄️ Here is a first look at the approximate time of arrival of the system on Wednesday.
View the special weather statement here 👉
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❗ A powerful winter storm is still on track to affect Ontario Friday into Saturday with heavy snow, rain and strong winds. Also, lake effect snow is possible Saturday for the snow belts.❄️ View our significant weather outlooks.👇
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❄️💨 Snow will become heavy tonight. Snow continues into Saturday for eastern Ontario. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 cm are expected, with most coming in a short time! Blowing snow will further reduce visibility in some areas.
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⚠️ HEADS UP! ⚠️
A weather system could bring a wintery mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain across the region early next week. Timing and precipitation types are still uncertain. Monitor your forecasts this weekend.
👉
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A major winter storm is on its way for tonight and Monday across much of Southern Ontario. You should consider changing travel plans accordingly. Please refer to latest alerts at
Teams from ECCC and
@westernuNTP
investigated the damage left by the tornado in Barrie. They have given a preliminary rating of EF2 with maximum wind speeds estimated at 210 km/h. A team from NTP will continue investigating damage from the storms
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⚠️ A special weather statement remains in effect for parts of southern Ontario
❄️ 10-15 cm of snow Friday morning into the night
⚡ No thundersnow expected this time 😔
Watch for updates to alerts 👉
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⚠️ Winter storm warnings have been issued for portions of southern Ontario for tomorrow's storm! Watches and special weather statements remain in effect for other areas where uncertainty remains.
Keep up to date with alerts here 👉
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👀 Tornado Watch issued for this afternoon and this evening. Main threats include damaging wind gusts, toonie size hail and a few tornadoes with the possibility of strong tornadoes. 🌪️
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☝️GRAUPEL showers are occurring in places over southern Ontario this afternoon!
What is GRAUPEL❓
Supercooled water droplets in the air freeze onto snowflakes forming small, generally round and nontransparent ice spheres.
A video of a graupel shower at the OSPC 👇
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⚠️Significant temperature rise this week
Temperatures could reach 10 degrees Celsius on Friday for many places in S Ont.
The warm air will lead to snow melt. Rain is also likely this weekend.
Forecast 👉
Image courtesy
@WeatherBell
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⚠️ Tornado Watch ⚠️ has been issued for areas of eastern Ontario.
Hazards:
Risk of a tornado.
Wind gusts up to 100 km/h.
Toonie to golf ball size hail.
Localized heavy downpours.
Timing:
Late this afternoon into this evening.
Details 👉
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📢 The storm tomorrow will potentially bring severe thunderstorms to parts of southern and northeastern Ontario!
⚠️ Hazards for these storms include:
▪️Tornado risk 🌪️ for Sarnia and Windsor
▪️Strong wind gusts of 90 km/h
▪️3 cm hail
▪️Lightning
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Another ❄️ winter storm ❄️ is expected Friday into Saturday for southern & parts of northeastern ON!
Below are the Significant Weather Outlooks for Friday & Saturday 👇
Snow ❄️, blowing snow 🌬️ & a bit of rain💧are possible!
🥶 Extreme cold possible for NW ON.
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⚠️ Tornado Watch ⚠️ has been issued for areas of eastern Ontario. A few tornadoes will be possible across eastern Ontario late this morning and this afternoon. Some tornadoes today may not be accompanied by lightning.
Details 👉
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❗A rare occurrance as winter strikes back❗
Almost all of Ontario is under a weather watch or warning. Everywhere except the Windsor - Leamington - Essex Country forecast subregion.
Details 👉
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⚠️ A special weather statement is in effect well before the winter storm💧 ❄️ 😰 💨 that is expected to affect much of Ontario late this week.
Be
#weatheraware
and consider changing non-essential travel plans.
Details 👉
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📢 The upcoming storm will bring the potential for severe thunderstorms to parts of southern Ontario!
At this stage ⚠️ hazards for these storms include:
▪️Strong wind gusts of 90 km/h
▪️Hail of 2 cm
▪️Lightning
👇Below is the Thunderstorm Outlook for Wednesday.
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⚠️ HEADS UP⚠️
A late week ❄️ SNOW STORM ❄️ is on the cards for southern Ontario!
Timing of this storm looks to be Friday into Saturday.
Find your local forecast here 👉
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Today, there will be a routine test of the
@AlertReady
emergency alerting system. The test message will be distributed over TV, radio and compatible wireless devices, and will occur at 12:55 PM EST. Please visit for more information.
Another ⚠️ WINTER SYSTEM ⚠️ will again bring rain 💧, freezing rain 🧊, ice pellets 🧊 and snow ❄️ to the province.
👇Below is the likelihood of freezing rain 🧊 occurring with this storm!
Get all your weather forecasts here 👉
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An extended period of warm and dry conditions is expected for most of the province due to a developing Rex block! Looking at the model loop below, only far northwestern Ontario expects rain in the coming days. Image may contain scientific inaccuracies 🦖
❄️ Here is a map showing snowfall amounts
⏲️ Tomorrow morning through the evening
❗Rush hour commutes may be impacted. Take extra care on the roads!
Alerts 👉
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⚠️ A special weather statement has been issued for parts of southern Ontario due to a low pressure bringing snow to the region on Friday. Watch for updates to alerts for area here 👉
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🎉 🎉 We have officially reached just over ⭐ 25 000 ⭐ followers for the province of ONTARIO on Twitter! 🍁 🍁
😊 We would like to thank EVERY SINGLE PERSON that follows us!
🤩 We hope to reach even MORE people in the future!
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1/3
May 21, 2022: exactly one year ago, a derecho (line of fast-moving severe thunderstorms) crossed a 1,000 km corridor between Ontario and Quebec, from Windsor to Quebec City, in just 9 hours
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A Special Weather Statement has been issued for Wednesday. Damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes are possible. ⛈️Have a safety plan in place should severe weather develop.
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❄️ A Storm Summary has been published ❄️
An impressive snowfall took place over much of southern Ontario. Snow continues over eastern Ontario today.
Thank you to all the volunteers!
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Full summary here:
⚠️A funnel cloud advisory is now in effect across portions of southern Ontario⚠️
🌪️Conditions will be favourable for the development of funnel clouds today🌪️
Alerts👉
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🤔🕒 Wondering what time precipitation is expected to start where you are? Here is a graphic showing the approximate arrival time of tomorrow's
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View your forecast here 👉
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10 YEARS ago on this day... a major 🧊 ICE STORM 🧊 hit the GTA!
➡️ characterized by 2 rounds of freezing rain
➡️ about 40 mm of ice accretion measured in some of the worst hit areas
➡️ widespread and long duration power outages
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Significant Weather Outlook for Wednesday ❄️
Snow to affect most of southern Ontario with snow amounts up to 20 cm possible for parts of eastern Ontario. Confidence is still low at this point due to the uncertainty of the low track and surface temperatures.
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Confidence continues to increase in snowfall accumulations from Wednesday to Thursday! Here is an updated look at chance of snowfall over 10 cm over southern Ontario ❄️
View the special weather statement here 👉
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An impactful winter storm is likely for S ON from Wed P.M. through Thu. Below is a loop of precip types from today's Cdn model.
▪️For SW ON 👉 prolonged freezing rain w/ significant ice accretion possible
▪️Central + E ON 👉 accum. snow
▪️In between 👉 messy mix!
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When a 🌪️TORNADO WARNING 🌪️is issued:
🏠 Go to the basement or a room away from doors and windows.
🚗 If you can't drive to a shelter, buckle up, lay low and cover your head.
✋If no shelter is available, lie down flat in a ditch and cover your head.
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1/ A major storm will affect the majority of the province Sunday into Monday and will greatly affect commutes. The exact track is still undetermined, and will affect precipitation types depending on location.
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Wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h are expected with the passage of a cold front on Saturday. The estimated arrival times of the strongest gusts are shown in the image. Winds will diminish from west to east by Saturday evening.
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⚠️ ❗First major winter storm of the season for much of northern ON is bringing snow, blowing snow, freezing rain, ice pellets, rain and even thunderstorms!❗⚠️ ❄️💨🥶⚠️🌧️ ⚡
Storm timing 👉 Thursday through Friday.
Details 👉
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Due to last night's full moon 🌕, the NOAA20 satellite was able to capture
#Idalia
and
#Franklin
in the Atlantic Ocean as well as smoke from
#forestfires
over Lake Superior.
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The
#NOAA20
satellite captured this stunning scene overnight leveraging light from the full moon.
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and
#Franklin
align at nearly the same latitude. Further north wildfire smoke shrouds Lake Superior while the
#Auroraborealis
competes with light from the
#SuperBlueMoon
.
Here is a look at the total snowfall amounts expected over southern ON Fri through Sat ☃️
A swath of 5 to 10 cm is expected for much of SW & E ON, with amounts possibly exceeding 10 cm over the Golden Horseshoe.
Your local forecasts 🔗
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Confidence is increasing in a significant snowfall event in parts of eastern and central Ontario beginning Thursday evening. Here is a first look at potential for accumulations of greater than 15 cm ❄️
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‼️ UPDATE ‼️
A damage survey in Elora was completed by our Meteorologists in collaboration with the
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this evening and preliminary results suggest an EF0 downburst with winds near 130 km/h.
Storm summary 👉
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⚠️ Special Weather Statement issued for portions of southern Ontario ⚠️
Hazards:
❄️ 10 to 15 cm of snow.
🧊 Risk of freezing rain.
⏲️ Timing:
Tuesday.
Details here 👉
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‼️👀TODAY marks 1 YEAR since the HISTORIC Jan 17th '22 snow storm ❄️ that affected a large swath of southern ON!
Many areas reported over 50 cm of snow. Snow was falling at a rate of 10 cm or more for a few hours, making travel impossible.
Summary of amounts👇
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⚠️ UPDATED ALERTS AS OF 9 A.M. EST ⚠️
A winter storm will impact southern Ontario later today into tonight. Further updates will be required throughout the day, so please continue monitoring alerts and forecasts issued.
Alerts ➡️
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Here is the Thunderstorm Outlook for Tuesday afternoon and evening 👇
Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible over SW ON bringing:
⚡ Heavy rain between 20 to 30 mm
⚡ Large hail of 2 to 3 cm
⚡ Winds up to 90 km/h
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⚠️⚠️Alert Update⚠️⚠️
All winter storm watches in nrn ON have been UPGRADED to winter storm WARNINGS OR blizzard WARNINGS due to
snow ❄️ + blowing snow 🌬️ = Near ZERO visibilities
Blowing snow advisories have also been issued.
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A winter storm will bring a significant snowfall today into Thursday across most of southern Ontario. Allow extra time to reach your destination if on the road due to hazardous winter driving conditions. Please refer to latest alerts at:
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Thunderstorm Outlook for Ontario valid for today. Strongest storms are expected in the southwest and near Lake Huron late afternoon into the evening. A risk of tornadoes exists in this region. Watches and warnings may be issued later today.
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Although the severe thunderstorm watches have ended in southern ON, there is potentially more severe weather on the way for some regions tonight and tomorrow. Here's a quick refresher on the difference between a watch and a warning ⬇️
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🚨Dangerously low visibilities are sweeping 💨 through srn ON this morning as the cold front progresses eastward. Rain to snow transition currently happening in the
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so low visibilities are imminent. Travel will become hazardous and is not advised.🚨
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As we monitor the active weather in Ontario, we would like to take a moment to wish you a very happy and safe holiday season, and that you get to spend some time with those closest to you, even if from afar. Best wishes to you! 🍴🍷🍪🎁❄️☃️🦌
⚠️ Rainfall Warnings and Special Weather Statements have been issued ⚠️
Rainfall totals up to 35 mm are possible over a few locations.
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry flooding information:
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The next ⚠️ spring storm ⚠️ will bring rain & thunderstorms to southern ON, except for areas near the Quebec border
where rain and freezing rain is likely. Northern ON will see rain, ice pellets, freezing rain & snow!
Your local forecast 👉
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⚠️ Special weather statements have now been issued for the upcoming winter system on Monday and Tuesday for southern Ontario.
A messy wintery mix of precipitation is expected with this system! 💧🧊❄️
Find more info on the statements here 👉
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📢 A winter storm will bring SNOWFALL ❄️ to a large part of southern & northeastern ON, beginning this afternoon & lasting into Saturday.
Below 👇 is the expected total snowfall amounts ❄️ into Saturday.
Find all the alerts 👉
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