A major snowstorm brought up to 17 centimeters of snow to eastern Ontario, causing traffic disruptions and prompting snowfall warnings. Environment Canada lifted the warnings on Tuesday morning, but a risk of freezing drizzle remains. City crews are working to clear roads and sidewalks.
Environment Canada lifted snowfall warnings for eastern Ontario early Tuesday, as the snowstorm that started Monday afternoon moved eastward. Ontario Provincial Police say officers are responding to collisions on Highway 416 and Highway 417 after a major overnight snowfall. Ottawa woke Tuesday morning to about 15 centimetres of snow and reports of collisions on slippery roadways, as the snowstorm that started Monday afternoon moved eastward.
Light snow fell steadily on eastern Ontario starting Monday afternoon and lasting into the early hours Tuesday, with Environment Canada lifting snowfall warnings around 5 a.m. By that time, the weather agency reported that up to 17 centimetres of snow had accumulated at the Ottawa airport. Although the weather agency lifted all snowfall warnings in eastern Ontario, a risk of freezing drizzle remains in place for Tuesday morning. City staff are reporting an average of about 15 to 16 centimetres of snow throughout Ottawa's downtown, according to the city's manager of road operations Bryden Denyes. City snow clearing crews have been working since the early morning and are prioritizing main and arterial roadways, he said. 'We fully understand that it is a very busy day for families, but we always ask if there's any way to make arrangements to move vehicles off roadways, that will help us get cleaned up faster,' Denyes told CBC's Gatineau saw four accidents on slippery roads overnight, according to Gatineau police, including an incident of a ten-wheel truck hitting a lamppost at the intersection of Boulevard du Mont-Bleu and Boulevard de la Cité-des-Jeunes. The 15 to 18 centimetres of snow that accumulated in Gatineau will be cleared from streets within about 16 hours and from sidewalks and multipurpose pathways within about 20 hours of when the snowfall ended, according to a news release from The City of Gatinea
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