This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Eastern Canada has been hit by the first wave of snowstorm of the season, a series of which are anticipated to land as much as 25 centimetres of snow to parts of Quebec and eastern Ontario. Authorities are already reporting accidents that have caused injuries. Major parts of southern and eastern Ontario have received first dump of season’s first load of heavy, wet snow, with more expected through western Quebec. 24 centimetres of snowfall was recorded in the Ottawa area till 8 a.m., most of which fell overnight.
In his remarks, Meteorologist Jay Scotland stated that “in Montreal, 12 centimetres of snow was reported at Trudeau International Airport, but it’ll switching over to rain for a combination of rain and wet snow.” He added that “there is the risk of freezing rain through the Eastern Townships,” asserting that “areas north and east of the St. Lawrence are seeing this as a snow event, with 15 to 25, upwards of 30 centimetres of snow possible, including what fell last night.”
As an immediate effect of snow and slush, morning commuters faced dangerous driving conditions. An armoured Brinks truck reportedly overturned on early Wednesday in western Quebec on a Gatineau expressway, sending one person to hospital and injuring two others. Moreover, a car also slid into the Gatineau River, resulted in woman treated at hospital with hypothermia. Consequently, all buses assigned by Eastern Ontario schools boards were cancelled. Additionally, Environment Canada warned that wind gusts of up to 100 km/h are in the forecast Wednesday for parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and western Newfoundland.
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