WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Snow Squall Warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
Snow squalls through Tuesday morning.
Hazards: Additional local snowfall accumulations of 20 to 40 cm by Tuesday morning. Peak snowfall rates of 5 to 10 cm per hour. Very poor to zero visibility at times in heavy snow. Power outages possible due to the heavy wet nature of the snow.
Timing: Continuing through Tuesday morning.
Discussion: Northwesterly flow off Georgian Bay will continue to generate intense lake effect snow over the area for the next couple of days. As is common with snow squalls, snowfall amounts will be highly variable. 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. 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. For information on emergency plans and kits go to getprepared.gc.ca.
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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