More snow on the way for southern Ontario
Last Updated: Thursday, December 9, 2010 | 8:24 AM ET Comments15Recommend17
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The record snowfall that has been hitting London and other communities in southwestern Ontario is expected to ease Thursday, but there is more snowy weather in the forecast.
Residents of London, Ont., dig out Wednesday following three days of heavy snow. (Geoff Robins/Canadian Press) Some areas east of Lake Huron have already seen as much as 177 centimetres fall since the weekend, and the region's communities are forecast to receive another five to 10 centimetres Thursday, as well as two to four cm Friday.
CBC meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai said Thursday morning there was still a line of snowfall stretching from Goderich to London. There was a snow squall warning for the area, but squalls were easing because the strong northwest winds are easing, she said.
Ramsahai said what's made the week's weather unusual has been the persistence of the squalls, which usually last a day or two.
"This has been going on since Saturday, hence the heavy amounts," she said.
To add to the province's weather woes, a "monster storm" developing in Colorado may hit all of southern Ontario on Sunday, potentially bringing 10 cm of snow to Toronto and freezing rain to the Ottawa Valley, she said.
The London area has received more than a metre of snow since the weekend, more snow than is considered normal for the entire month of December. The snow was blamed for hundreds of accidents and brought communities in the region to a standstill.
The Thames Valley District School Board in London said Thursday that all schools are open, but parents and students were urged to use extra caution.
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