February 19, 2022 7:12am
Winter has a grip on the midwestern Ontario region Saturday.
A blizzard warning and blowing snow advisories are in place for most areas.
Environment Canada states that an Alberta Clipper is the bringing strong winds and snow to most of southern Ontario today and conditions aren’t likely to improve until the evening.
Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility.
There are a number of road closures in the region. The OPP has tweeted that all roads in Bruce, Gray and Perth County should be considered closed and Wellington County has tweeted that the OPP has also closed the roads in Wellington County.
The OPP also received numerous earlier Saturday morning.
Traffic/Weather Advisory: #PerthOPP are en route to a tractor trailer in the ditch on Perth Line 86, east of Listowel. OPP is asking motorists to please stay off the roads if possible, due to weather and road conditions. Monitor @511Ontario and local media for traffic updates.^jj pic.twitter.com/PmJkcoVIdB
—OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) February 19, 2022
#OPP investigating over 30 crashes in 40 minutes. Strong winds, blowing #Snow and zero visibility along with poor road conditions have roads closed throughout West Region It’s a good day to stay home, especially if YOU dont need to travel! #ONStorm ^es pic.twitter.com/KO0SPEYozE
—OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) February 19, 2022
Roads crews across the region are reporting snow covered roads and heavy drifting on roads across Huron, Perth, Bruce, Gray and northern areas of Wellington.
An visibility can be poor to nil at times because of the high winds and blowing snow.
Can you see the tow truck with its lights on less than 50m away from this cruiser?#SPS is asking you to stay off county roads unless absolutely necessary. Blowing snow is causing poor visibility and snow drifts the height of your car.
Be safe & stay warm! pic.twitter.com/EaUDV6jpC6
— Stratford Police Service (@SPSmediaoffice) February 19, 2022
