{"id":407738,"date":"2025-11-27T06:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T06:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/407738\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T06:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T06:25:13","slug":"consider-postponing-travel-as-potent-snow-squalls-create-hazardous-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/407738\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider postponing travel as potent snow squalls create hazardous conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published on Nov. 26, 2025, 11:53 PM<\/p>\n

Updated on Nov. 27, 2025, 12:19 AM<\/p>\n

A prolonged, multi-day, lake-effect snow squall event is about to unfold in parts of southern Ontario. It could bring 40+ cm of snow to some areas, with hazardous travel conditions and reduced visibility expected, potentially leading to road and school closures<\/p>\n

A major lake-effect snowfall event<\/a> snow is shaping up for southern Ontario’s snowbelt communities<\/a> Thursday and Friday, with the hardest-hit areas expected to be near Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.<\/p>\n

Snow bands will shift, spreading snowfall widely rather than targeting specific areas. Hard-hit regions could see 20-40+ cm<\/b>, with blowing snow, drifting, and whiteouts likely due to 40-60+ km\/h wind gusts through Friday.<\/p>\n

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These conditions will result in challenging travel conditions and possible road closures. Consider postponing non-essential travel.<\/p>\n

Residents should stock up on essential supplies, such as food, water, medications, and batteries, and ensure their heating systems are working properly as soon as possible before the snow starts.<\/p>\n

Visit our <\/b>Complete Guide to Winter<\/a> for an in-depth look at the Winter Forecast, tips to plan for it and much more!<\/b><\/p>\n

Multi-day lake-effect snowfall event, with 40+ cm possible<\/b><\/p>\n

Snow squalls will begin to form into Thursday, remaining unorganized through the morning period but intensifying through the afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Squalls will become more potent, stretching across regions of southern Ontario through the afternoon and evening hours, impacting many commuter routes and parts of the 400-series highways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Nov. 26, 2025, 11:53 PM Updated on Nov. 27, 2025, 12:19 AM A prolonged, multi-day, lake-effect…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":407739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2147,132831,50,2150,71178,21484,190411,17541,11039],"class_list":{"0":"post-407738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-lake-effect","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-ontario","12":"tag-snow","13":"tag-southern-ontario","14":"tag-squall","15":"tag-temperatures","16":"tag-wind"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115620238863337537","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}