WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Snow squall warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
Areas of brief, intense snowfall and blowing snow are expected early this morning from frontal snow squalls.
A cold front moving over the area will continue to result in sudden low visibilities and a quick accumulation of snow early this morning. Total snowfall amounts near 10 cm are possible by later this morning, particularly east of Georgian Bay.
After the cold front winds will become northwesterly and isolated lake effect snow squalls will develop to the southeast of Georgian Bay. Some of the snow squalls may give snowfall accumulations near 15 centimetres by this evening.
Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations.
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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