Above: Winter weather wreaks havoc on GTA roads
TORONTO – Residents of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) can expect a slower commute Wednesday morning after a messy mix of rain and snow made its way into the area overnight.
Rain and wet snow began to fall in Toronto late Tuesday evening, coating city streets and sidewalks with a few centimetres of snow and slush.
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Porter Airlines, which operates out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, issued a weather advisory Wednesday morning for travel to and from Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax.
Passengers are asked to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
As of 6 a.m., few delays have been reported at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the GTA and parts of southern and eastern Ontario Tuesday ahead of the storm front.
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The weather statement remains in effect for Cornwall and the Ottawa Valley.
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More than 20 centimetres of snow has accumulated in Ottawa overnight and it continues to come down at a rate of two to four centimetres an hour.
Meanwhile, a wall of storms packing ice, sleet and rain could upend holiday travel plans as millions of Americans take to the roads, skies and rails Wednesday for Thanksgiving.
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Heavy rain and breezy conditions were to strike the East Coast from the Carolinas to the Northeast on Wednesday, with ice and snow a possibility in the Appalachians, western Pennsylvania and western New York. Snow totals from the Ohio Valley to the interior of the Northeast were expected to be less than 25 centimetres.
More than 43 million people are expected to travel over the holiday weekend, according to the American Automobile Association.
–With Files from the Associated Press.
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