WOCN11 CWTO 070919 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:19 A.M. EST FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER ADVISORY FOR: BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WHAT: REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 CM TODAY. ADDITIONAL LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 CM THIS EVENING. WHEN: TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO EASE TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO TRANSPORTATION DELAYS. TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS. SLOW DOWN DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. WATCH FOR TAILLIGHTS AHEAD AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR TAIL LIGHTS AHEAD AND BE PREPARED TO STOP. VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND OTHER TRAVELLER INFORMATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/511, HTTPS://WWW.TWITTER.COM/511ONTARIO, OR CALL 5-1-1. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/OSPC