Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Strong winds expected today. 

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

When: 
Today. Easing tonight.

Additional information. 
Strong southwesterly winds will become northwesterly this afternoon. 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.

Snow squalls possible this afternoon into Tuesday.

What:
Near zero visibility at times in local blowing snow.
Total local snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm.

When:
This afternoon easing to scattered flurries Tuesday afternoon.

Additional information:
An initial brief, intense snow squall is expected this afternoon along a cold front. A quick 5 cm of snow is expected from this snow squall as well as a rapid temperature drop, leading to icy surfaces.

A colder air mass in the wake of a departing low pressure system will result in the development of lake effect snow squalls off Georgian Bay. Blowing snow and poor visibility will be the primary concern as strong northwesterly wind gusts are expected.

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Travel may be hazardous. Visibility may be suddenly reduced to near zero at times.

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.