Winter Storm Warning for Our Region – Highly Impactful Winter Storm this Weekend Beginning this Afternoon

Brockville – A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for Brockville, Prescott, Mallorytown, Gananoque, Kemptville, Merrickville, Charleston Lake, Westport, Smiths Falls, Eastern Lanark County, Kingston and Frontenac Islands.

A highly impactful winter storm will begin this afternoon or evening and end Sunday evening. The heaviest snow is expected Sunday.

A potent low-pressure system will bring another impactful winter storm to the area. Periods of snow will begin this afternoon bringing general snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm by late this evening. Snow may become lighter tonight.

Conditions will rapidly deteriorate Sunday morning as a more significant area of snow and blowing snow arrives. An additional 20 to 30 cm is likely. Travel will be hazardous and is not recommended, particularly on Sunday.

Total snowfall accumulations of 25 to 40 cm are expected with locally higher amounts possible over the Algonquin Highlands.

Peak snowfall rates of 3 to 6 cm per hour with significantly reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow.

Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult in some locations. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow.

Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight. For information on emergency plans and kits go to getprepared.gc.ca.

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.