OTTAWA: A powerful coastal storm has ushered in heavy snowfall and extreme cold across Canada, with Environment Canada issuing severe weather warnings for multiple provinces. Heavy snow is expected across Southwestern Ontario, Southern Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Maritimes starting Thursday morning.
Most of Ontario, stretching from Lindsay in the east to Grand Bend in the west, and extending north to Tobermory and Manitoulin Island, is grappling with significant snowfall. The weather agency has forecast up to 50 centimeters of snow in some regions today, accompanied by strong northwest winds gusting between 50 and 60 km/h. Meanwhile, snowfall has also commenced in Quebec, affecting a large territory from the Ontario border to Quebec City and areas south of the St. Lawrence River.
In the Maritimes, the province of New Brunswick is anticipating temperatures to plummet below minus 30 degrees Celsius overnight. Heavy snow has also begun falling in Western Cape Breton and along the southwestern coast of Newfoundland, with adverse conditions expected to persist until Thursday evening. Moving west, Alberta’s capital, Edmonton, is under a warning for up to 20 centimeters of snow today, and snowfall warnings are also in effect for areas in British Columbia, including 100 Mile House and the Watson Lake region, for this morning.
