TORONTO – City crews were busy overnight clearing main arterial roads, streets and sidewalks after nearly 20 centimetres of snow fell on Toronto Thursday.
Plows and salt trucks were out in full force throughout the evening and early morning making sure the roads are clear for the Friday rush hour commute.
Despite the improved conditions, Ontario Provincial Police continue to remind motorists to drive according to the weather as ice patches may pose problems on the highways.
Meanwhile, officials at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport are advising travelers to check their flight status following Thursday’s snowfall.
The weather system that moved through parts of southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area brought as much as 30 centimetres of snow to some regions and is being blamed on what is called a “deformation band.”
“You had a lot of mid to upper level moisture coming in from that big nor-easter. At the same time you had low-level dry air coming in from the west and it converged right in the middle where it moved through the snow band,” said Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell.
Toronto police say more than 200 collision were reported in a matter of hours Thursday morning due to the snow storm.
However, all that white stuff is expected to slowly melt away as temperatures begin to warm up over the weekend.
Friday’s high is expected to be 2 degrees Celsius with Saturday reaching plus 3 degrees and 5 degrees for Sunday.
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