With the snow hammering Toronto on Saturday night, Environment Canada warns that the heaviest snowfall is yet to come and the travel conditions could “deteriorate quickly” on Sunday morning.
The city remains under a winter storm warning, with 15 to 25 centimeters of snow that is expected to be accumulated for the end of Sunday, Enviedment Canada said in an updated warning on Sunday.
The accumulation of snow could make dangerous travel conditions, and blowing snow could reduce visibility, warns Canada. People are encouraged in the city and their surroundings to consider postponing non -essential trips until conditions improve.
In a position at X at dawn on Sunday, the Provincial Police of Ontario warned the drivers to decrease the speed, saying that the officers were “responding to several accidents” in the light of the climate.
In its Sunday peak, the storm could bring three to five centimeters per hour, says Envément Canada.
Parts of the Niagara Peninsula can also see an frozen rain period on Sunday morning. Storm warnings are also in force for other parts of Ontario and Quebec.
The snow could stay for some time, says City
That is at the top of the almost 20 centimeters of snow that fell during the night on Wednesday and until Thursday morning, officials of the city of Toronto said on Friday. The storm this week also brought more than 30 centimeters of snow to Mississauga during the night on Wednesday, said the city of Mississauga in a press release. That is the greatest snowfall that Misissouga has seen in almost two years, he said.
While many in Toronto bend down after more than 20 centimeters of snow hit the city on Wednesday, others are hugging the explosion of the winter climate.
The city of Toronto maintains its important weather event and the statements of “main snowstorm conditions” in force during the weekend and possibly longer, depending on how much snow the city is obtained, Barbara Gray, general manager of transport services From the city, at a press conference on Friday, before the storm.
Temperatures below zero next week means that snow could stay for a while, Gray said.
“Much of the snow that is there will only move if we move it, so it will take some time.”
The storm causes closures, the trip impacts
The teams at Pearson International Airport were cleaning the tracks during the night on Saturday, the airport said in an X post, but the airport website showed several flights inside and outside Pearson was delayed or canceled on Sunday morning .
The airport had received about 12 centimeters of snow at 8 am on Sunday, said the airport in X, which carries the total accumulation of the week by just over 50 centimeters. According to the post, that is more snow than the airport in November, December and January, according to the post.
The Toronto Traffic Commission has additional personnel and maintenance vehicles deployed throughout the city this weekend to spread the salt, the clear snow and keep the lines in motion through the snow, according to an X post, previously Twitter . The service has stopped at 56 TTC stops due to the storm.
The Metrolinx Provincial Traffic Agency has adjusted its schedules this weekend. The changes will be in force from Saturday to Monday, he said in an email.
For Lakeshore West customers, Go trains that begin or end in Oakville will not work, but trains will continue to run every 30 minutes between Union Station and Oakville Go. There are no current changes for customers between Bronte and Niagara cataracts.
For Lakeshore East customers, Go Train Service will be in a modified race that leaves every 30 minutes between Union Station and Oshawa Go station.
Metrolinx is operating the GO bus routes in its regular schedule on Saturday during the long weekend, but customers should prepare for delays due to the conditions of the winter road, according to email.
The storm has also caused some closures. The Royal Ontario Museum and Art Gallery of Ontario will be closed on Sunday, while the sites of the history museums of the city of Toronto will remain closed until Monday. The Toronto Zoo is closed on Sunday, but still plans to reopen for Family Day on Monday.
Warming centers that are open on Sunday
The following warming centers will remain open on Sunday, the city said in a publication on social networks:
- 136 Spadina Rd. (Southern Dupont St.)
- 81 Elizabeth St. (Behind the City Council. West of Bay St., south of Dundas St. W.)
- 12 Holmes Ave. (outside Yonge St., south of Finch Ave. E.)
- 885 Scarborough Golf Club Rd.
- Metro Hall, 55 John St. (East John St., north of Wellington St. W.)
People do not have to call in advance to access the heating centers. The city welcomes visitors.
