Special Weather Statements for Ontario

WOCN11 CWTO 092100
Special weather statement
Issued by Environment Canada Ontario region.  4:00 PM EST Tuesday
9 February 2010.

Special weather statement issued for..
City of Toronto
Sarnia - Lambton
Elgin
London - Middlesex
Simcoe - Delhi - Norfolk
Dunnville - Caledonia - Haldimand
Oxford - Brant
Niagara
City of Hamilton
Halton - Peel
Huron - Perth
Waterloo - Wellington.

..Snow for the southwest and the Golden Horseshoe area tonight into
Wednesday..

An intensifying low pressure system will continue to track south of 
Lake Erie tonight.  The snow associated with this system began in 
Southwestern Ontario earlier today and will enter the rest of the 
above mentioned regions this evening.

For most of Southwestern Ontario..Additional snowfall amounts of 5 to 
10 centimetres are likely tonight.  Lesser amounts of 5 centimetres 
tonight are expected for elsewhere.  Snow will likely continue into 
Wednesday giving a few more centimetres at the most before tapering 
off to light flurries.

Higher amounts are expected for Windsor-Essex county and Chatham-Kent 
region.  A snowfall warning is still in effect for them.

Also..Occasional winds of 30 km/h with gusts up to 50 km/h will 
accompany the snow giving local drifting and blowing snow with 
reduced visibilities.

Environment Canada continues to monitor the situation, and will issue 
watches/warnings if required.

Listen for further statements.  Additional information may also be 
found by consulting the latest public forecast.  The next public 
forecast will be issued by 5 AM.

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