Snowfall Warning Issued For Peterborough And Kawartha Area

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for most of the greater Kawarthas region for Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.

File Photo.

The snowfall warning is in effect for Peterborough County, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Hastings County.

Precipitation will begin as rain Wednesday evening, with freezing rain and ice pellets possible Thursday morning and afternoon.

Snow will begin Thursday afternoon and continue through Friday morning. Total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 20 cm are possible. As the track of the low pressure system remains uncertain, precipitation timing and amounts may change.

Travel is expected to become difficult as road conditions are unpredictable.

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Snow Plow Crews Still Working Around The Clock In Response To Monday's Storm

Snow clearing efforts continue and are progressing well following the significant snow storm in southern Ontario on Jan. 16-17, that dropped about 34 cm of snow on Peterborough.

Photo courtesy of The City of Peterborough.

City snow clearing crews have been working in shifts 24 hours a day since the night of Jan. 16. With the progress made on snow clearing, effective 7 p.m. on Thursday the City lifted the Significant Weather Event designation it put in place on Monday.

The majority of streets, sidewalks, and bus stops were clear by Thursday afternoon; crews continue to revisit some locations that require further clean-up.

“Thank you to residents for your patience and understanding as our community digs out of this big snowfall. A special thank you to everyone who helped a neighbour or community member after the storm. We are lucky to have exemplary Public Works crews that have been out there 24/7 to keep our community going,” Mayor Diane Therrien said. “Some other municipalities had to close facilities and services for several days due to this storm. While work is still happening, we’ve been able to minimize disruption while we either enjoy or curse the huge amount of snow.”

In addition to revisiting some locations of sidewalks and bus stops that need additional clean-up, the snow clearing work continued overnight on Thursday into Friday, with the focus on restoring roadway lane widths where snow banks have narrowed the roadways, removing snow on bridges to restore sidewalk widths, and continued maintenance on other locations such as dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs.

There are other locations, like the downtown, that require additional snow removal and work will continue until those locations are addressed.

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Heavy Rain, Freezing Rain & Snow Are All Possible With Major Storm Expected To Hit Saturday

A special weather statement has been released for Saturday, and this storm could bring with it a not so lovely mix of heavy rain, freezing rain and even snow to the area.

While there is uncertainty to which areas will be most impacted and what type of weather it will bring, travel is expected to be impacted. For Peterborough, there is a possibility of between 50 and 75 mm of rain on Saturday (that could change to freezing rain and/or snow), and ice pellets for Sunday.

The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre will be closely monitoring the situation, and warnings may be issued as the event draws nearer.

Storm system still a ways away but now would be good time to take look around yard to make sure that any rain that falls has clear path to properly drain.

With moisture from Gulf of Mexico expected to be pumped into system there is a risk of heavy rain & flooding@Ptbo_Canada

— Jay Callaghan (@caltek79) January 8, 2020

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UPDATED: Major Winter Storm Possible, We Could See Up To 15 Centimetres Of Snow

UPDATED Monday, March 13th: An update from Environment Canada 

-> Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are expected by Wednesday.

-> Snow will develop this evening or overnight and continue into Wednesday morning.

-> Northeast winds gusting to 50 km/h are also expected Tuesday resulting in localized blowing snow. Travel conditions Tuesday into Wednesday morning may be hazardous as a result of snow and blowing snow.

-> Snow will taper to scattered flurries Wednesday as the low pressure system moves east.

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ORIGINAL POST

Spring may be days away, but don't tell that to Mother Nature. A special weather statement has been issued, with 15 to 25 centimetres possible.

Snow is forecast to begin over Southwestern Ontario during the day Monday (March 13th), then spread over much of the remainder of Southern Ontario Monday night through Tuesday. Cold Arctic air already in place over the Great Lakes will result in a dry fluffier snow, resulting in localized blowing snow as winds strengthen during the storm.

Digging out from a snowfall back in the day in Peterborough

Environment Canada says this snowstorm has the potential to significantly affect travel due to accumulating snow and blowing snow, resulting in hazardous winter driving conditions.

Let's hope Jay Callaghan is right, and we won't get hit full-on...

With approaching #onstorm @Ptbo_Canada appears to be on northern edge so likely see closer to 10-15 cm (total will depend on exact track)

— Jay Callaghan (@caltek79) March 12, 2017

Of course, whatever the case, we have better plows now then we had back in the day to clear those roads. Here's an old school snow sweeper (see more old plow pictures here)...

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