Storm bringing 10-15 cm of snow headed to Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, weather office warns

Published Jan 06, 2024 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 1 minute read

A snowstorm is expected to drop 10-15 cm of snow on Ottawa and area starting Saturday night and ending Sunday morning Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia

Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory due to a snowstorm that looks to be headed for Eastern Ontario.

The agency forecast issued Saturday said about 10 centimetres of snow was headed for Ottawa, as well as the Cornwall and Kemptville areas.

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Up to 15 centimetres of snow is possible in some regions.

The heavy weather was expected to hit Saturday evening and to end Sunday morning.

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“Motorists should expect hazardous winter driving conditions and adjust travel plans accordingly,” Environment Canada said.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.

Updated news on the weather event can be found at https://ecalertme.weather.gc.ca/warning-latest_en.php?ualert_id=6323&alert_code=WHA

For road conditions and other traveller information from the Ministry of Transportation, visit https://www.ontario.ca/511, or call 5-1-1.

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