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Weather statement upgraded to weather alert for Guelph and area

Two to five centimetres of snow followed by several hours of freezing rain expected
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WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Special weather statement in effect for:
    •    Guelph - Erin - Southern Wellington County
    •    Kitchener - Cambridge - Region of Waterloo

A Colorado low will track northeast across Lake Huron and Georgian Bay Wednesday, bringing a dramatic change in weather with it.

A band of snow will move through the regions tonight with most areas getting 2 to 5 cm of snow. The snow will change over to a period of freezing rain early Wednesday morning. The freezing rain may last several hours before changing over to rain with the passage of a warm front. A brief thaw will arrive with temperatures soaring several degrees above freezing.

Strong southwesterly winds gusting to 70 or 80 km/h are also expected later Wednesday.

Environment Canada is closely monitoring this situation. Freezing rain warnings may be required by tonight 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.

More details on the alert are available here.

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