Residents throughout midwestern Ontario are being advised to stay indoors as the area faces severe blizzard conditions and snow squalls.
South Bruce OPP have closed Highway 21 from Amberly to Kincardine and from Kincardine to Port Elgin because of high winds, blowing snow, and very poor visibility. Bruce Road 23 between Lorne Beach Rd and Bruce Rd 15, along with Highway 19 between Kincardine and Walkerton, are also shut down due to bad conditions.
Just before 9:30 a. m., the Municipality of Kincardine announced it was pulling all plows off rural roads because of the weather.
A half hour later, Huron OPP reported that road conditions were worsening, leading them to close sections in the northern part of the county. This includes Blyth Road from Bluewater Highway to the Perth border and Brussels Line from Walton to Amberly.
Many school buses have been cancelled for Thursday, and several schools are closed in Huron-Perth. In Bruce-Grey, Bluewater District School Board has closed all its schools and work sites for the day. You can find a full list of closures at CKNXNews Today. ca/closures.
The area is expected to receive between 20 and 30 centimetres of snow by Friday as lake effect snow squalls continue coming off Lake Huron. The heaviest snowfall will be nearer to Lake Huron.
A blizzard warning is currently in effect for North Huron County, Grey County, and South Bruce County, while South Huron County, Perth County, and North Wellington County are under snow squall warnings.
Along with heavy snowfall, strong wind gusts reaching up to 80 kilometres an hour will worsen visibility conditions.
Environment Canada has indicated that traveling will be difficult to nearly impossible under these circumstances and recommends that people remain at home.
“Travel is not recommended. If you must travel, keep others informed of your schedule and destination and carry an emergency kit and mobile phone,” the national weather agency stated. “If you become stranded in a vehicle do not leave. The vehicle offers a form of protection from the cold. A single person walking through the snow is harder to find than a stranded car or truck.”
Significant weather events have been declared in Huron County, Grey County, Bruce County, the Township of Huron-Kinloss, the Township of Saugeen Shores, and the Township of Georgian Bluffs. This declaration serves as a warning that due to current conditions drivers should exercise caution on roads since it may take longer than usual for road repairs.
The lake effect snow is expected to continue into Friday morning according to Environment Canada.
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