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Environment Canada warns of dangerous roads, snow in parts of Ontario

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OTTAWA — An early winter rampage of gusty winds and snowfall in parts of Ontario on Saturday afternoon drove cars off the highway and crashed into each other. Meanwhile, Environment Canada has issued a squall warning for large parts of the province.

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The Ontario Police Department of Highway Safety has urged drivers to avoid traveling due to dangerous roads, poor visibility and a thick blanket of snow in several areas of southern Ontario.

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“There are cars pushing into the ditch and collisions with cars. We just want time for the plows to clear the road,” Vince Idzenga of Sgt. OPP Road Safety Division said on Twitter. In a video shared on his account he said:

Multiple OPP videos included images of snow-covered roads in the Niagara area and deteriorating conditions at QEW in St. Catherines, Ontario.

Environment Canada has issued several blizzard warnings for severe weather expected to last through the weekend.

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Brad Rousseau, a meteorologist at the federal agency’s Ontario Storm Prediction Center, said the Niagara region had taken the brunt early Saturday afternoon as the squall that slammed into Buffalo, New York, swept into the north of the region.

He explained that there will be very localized but intense snowfall, with some areas likely to be flooded, while adjacent areas will remain relatively unscathed.

“Basically, imagine a stream coming out of a fire hose, a very directional stream, how narrow it is,” Rousseau said.

He said Niagara could expect 25 to 50 centimeters of snow in some areas, with Welland already having 30 centimeters on record by mid-afternoon on Saturday.

He described most of Highway 401, particularly between Coburg and Belleville, as dangerous and near-whiteout conditions. Gananoek and Morrisburg. His Q EW via Niagara. He expected the squall to clear in the evening and early morning.

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“This is an early winter event, but in mid- to late-November, we have heavy snowfall,” he said.

Snow squalls can transform from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometers, according to Environment Canada. Anticipating worsening road conditions, we advised drivers to carry emergency kits and mobile phones if travel was unavoidable.

Rousseau said snow squalls are also occurring east of Georgian Bay and are expected to move south and east of Lake Huron in the evening as the cold front passes.

“The lake is still relatively calm compared to mid-to-late winter conditions, and that’s when there’s a temperature difference between the cool air coming in from above and the temperature of the lake.” said Rousseau.

Environment Canada expects 50 to 80 centimeters of snow in Owen Sound and 10 to 20 centimeters of snow in Parry Sound/Muskoka by late Sunday.

The agency also warned of reduced visibility in the Lake Nipissing communities of North Bay and West Nipissing, with 25 to 50 centimeters of snow expected by Sunday morning.

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Environment Canada warns of dangerous roads, snow in parts of Ontario

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