Winter Storm Warning – 70km Winds and 25cm Snow Possible

4:48 AM EST Tuesday 01 March 2016

Winter storm warning in effect for:

Goderich – Bluewater – Southern Huron County

Listowel – Milverton – Northern Perth County

Stratford – Mitchell – Southern Perth County

Wingham – Blyth – Northern Huron County

Hazardous winter conditions are expected.

Snow, heavy at times, and blowing snow is expected . The snow will begin later this morning and intensify into the evening with the heaviest amounts of snow forecast for tonight.

Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are likely by Wednesday morning.

Strong northeasterly winds will also produce blowing snow especially in exposed areas due to gusts of 70 kilometres per hour.

Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports to #ONStorm.

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