Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Brief, intense snowfall and blowing snow expected late this morning into this afternoon.

What:
Near zero visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow.
Snowfall amounts up to 5 cm within one hour.

When:
Late this morning into early this afternoon.

Additional information: 
A sharp cold front is expected to track over the area. Along this cold front a sudden intense snowfall is expected. A quick 5 cm of snow is possible from this snow squall as well as a rapid temperature drop, leading to icy surfaces. Poor visibility in blowing snow is likely as strong northwesterly wind gusts are expected.

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Travel may be extremely hazardous. Road closures are possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Strong winds expected today. 

What: 
Strong southwesterly and northwesterly wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h. 

When: 
Beginning this morning and easing this evening. 

Additional information. 
Strong southwesterly winds are expected to develop this morning with the passage of a strong cold front. The winds will become northwesterly this afternoon. The winds will ease this evening. Areas with significant ice build-up from freezing rain will be most vulnerable.

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Utility outages are possible. Significant disruptions to services and travel are likely. Significant damage to buildings and/or trees is possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.