Severe Snow Squalls Expected to Blanket Parts of Ontario This Weekend

Environment Canada warns of heavy snowfall, hazardous travel, and potential power outages in central and southwestern Ontario starting Friday evening.

• Environment Canada has upgraded its snow squall watch to a warning for areas including Barrie, Collingwood, and Hillsdale, with snowfall beginning Friday evening and continuing through the weekend.
• Snowfall accumulations could exceed 40 to 75 centimetres in some regions, with localized areas near Georgian Bay and Lake Huron potentially receiving up to a metre of snow by Sunday.
• The agency cautions that intense lake effect snow squalls may produce snowfall rates of 5 to 10 centimetres per hour, leading to poor visibility and hazardous travel conditions.
• Residents in affected areas are advised to postpone non-essential travel and prepare for possible power outages due to heavy, wet snow impacting infrastructure.
• Toronto is expected to avoid the worst of the storm, while regions further north and east, such as Parry Sound, Muskoka, and Sault Ste. Marie, are under additional weather warnings.

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