Petersburg, Ontario, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Snow squalls possible today into Tuesday.

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

When:
Late this morning or this afternoon and easing to scattered flurries Tuesday morning or afternoon.

Additional information:
An initial brief, intense snow squall is expected late this morning or early 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.

Lake effect snow squalls off Lake Huron will also develop behind the cold front. Widespread blowing snow and blizzard conditions will be the primary concern as northwesterly wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h are expected today.

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Travel may be extremely hazardous. Road closures are possible. Utility outages 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 on Monday. 

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

When: 
Beginning Monday morning and easing Monday evening. 

Additional information. 
Strong southwesterly winds are expected to develop Monday morning with the passage of a strong cold front. The winds will become northwesterly through the afternoon. The winds will ease through Monday 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.