Several provinces to be hit by ‘widespread’ winter storm system moving up from U.S.

A powerful and widespread air stress system coming from the U.S. will carry snowfall, wind, and icy situations to a number of Canadian provinces this week, an Surroundings Canada meteorologist mentioned Tuesday.

Steven Flisfeder mentioned the low environment stress system — often known as the Colorado low — sometimes types east of the American Rockies earlier than making its manner northeast, in the direction of the Nice Lakes.

“The impacts related to it are going to be widespread,” he mentioned in a cellphone interview.

“It is gonna be touching anyplace from far southeastern Saskatchewan all the best way to the Maritimes. Because the system progresses eastward, southern Quebec might be affected earlier than it lastly makes its manner towards New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.”

Surroundings Canada issued particular climate statements Tuesday for a lot of southern Ontario and components of northern Ontario.

The climate company mentioned flurries will start falling on Thursday and final by means of Friday night, with the affected areas within the south spanning from Windsor all the best way east to Cornwall and as far north as Gray-Bruce and Pembroke.

A few of these communities will get 5 centimetres of snow whereas others will accumulate as much as 25 centimetres by Saturday morning.

In northern Ontario, Surroundings Canada mentioned Cloud Bay, Dorion, Kakabeka Falls, Whitefish Lake and Arrow Lake can anticipate between 20 and 40 centimetres of snow beginning Wednesday afternoon and lasting into Friday.

Thunder Bay is ready to see 10 to twenty centimetres whereas Sault Ste. Marie and different components of the northeast are anticipated to see wind gusts as much as 80 km/h.

Because the Colorado low storm system travels over Lake Superior, it might intensify the climate and drop as much as 45 centimetres of snow in areas southwest of Thunder Bay, Flisfeder mentioned.

Particular climate statements have additionally been issued for components of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.

However regardless of how widespread the storm is, Flisfeder mentioned it is not atypical.

“It’s very regular for this time of yr and can possible occur a number of extra instances all through the winter,” Flisfeder mentioned.

In its statements, the climate company warned individuals in some areas to contemplate suspending non-essential journey throughout the storm, because the heavy snow will cut back visibility and create hazardous journey situations, and to be ready for doable energy outages.

Flisfeder mentioned locals ought to keep indoors throughout the extra intense components of the snowfall if they’ll.

“If you happen to do must be on the roads, good concept to provide your self additional time to get to the place you are going,” he mentioned.

He additionally mentioned there’s at all times an opportunity climate statements might be upgraded to warnings and suggested the general public to maintain an eye fixed out for updates.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 13, 2022.

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press