ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Special weather statement in effect for:
- Guelph - Erin - Southern Wellington County
- Kitchener - Cambridge - Region of Waterloo
- Mount Forest - Arthur - Northern Wellington County
Potential for heavy snowfall late Thursday into Friday morning.
Rain is expected to develop Thursday as a strong low pressure system from Texas approaches the Great Lakes area. The rain will likely change to snow late in the day or Thursday evening as colder air moves into the region.
There is still considerable uncertainty regarding the exact evolution of this strong Texas low.
However, there is a potential for snowfall amounts of 15 cm or more late Thursday into Friday morning for portions of Southwestern Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe. In addition, strong and gusty northeast winds to 60 km/h may result in areas of blowing snow and very poor visibility.
This late winter snowfall may have a significant impact on the commute to work on Friday morning.
Conditions should improve later Friday morning as the weather system responsible moves away from the area.
Environment Canada is closely monitoring this interesting situation. Warnings may be required as this event draws closer.
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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