Officers are busy responding to collisions on Monday afternoon as extra moist climate strikes into the nation’s capital.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urged motorists to remain off the roads after they reported “numerous” collisions across the area. One downside, officers be aware, is Freeway 401 close to Brockville the place a number of crashes have occurred.
Simply east of of Freeway 416 on the 401 a jackknifed tractor-trailer is obstructing the lanes.
Surroundings Canada is noting freezing rain could possibly be within the forecast on Monday. A low-pressure system is shifting in from southern Ontario that might deliver combined precipitation to Ottawa, the climate company says. There could possibly be as much as 5 centimetres of snow by Monday evening with the potential of it turning to freezing rain.
“As temperatures are expected to remain near the freezing mark there is a potential for freezing drizzle through the overnight hours into Tuesday morning,” a particular climate assertion for Ottawa reads.
The wind chill is reducing temperatures for the beginning of the week, with a low of -14 C on Monday and in a single day. By Tuesday morning the wind will die down making Ottawa really feel round -6 C with a excessive of three C.
This comes after a quite snowy weekend the place police had been out responding to quite a lot of collisions. In a publish on X, the OPP stated they famous a crash involving a snowplow.
“The snowfall is heavy and accumulating quickly,” police stated Dec. 7. “If you don’t need to go out, stay home.”
The following day, as roads continued to be plowed, and the “terrible winter driving conditions” continued, based on one OPP officer, an individual was caught driving after having a couple of too many drinks.
Police issued a three-day driving suspension and towed their car.
Firefighters had been additionally out with the ice rescue groups for a number of canines that had gone by way of the ice accumulating on the banks of the Ottawa River.
“A reminder to please keep your dogs on a leash near any waterways,” crews stated in a publish.
