Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the entire Kawarthas region for a possible “highly impactful” winter storm on Wednesday night (February 12) into Thursday.
The special weather statement is in effect for Peterborough County, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, Haliburton County, and Hastings Highlands.
Significant amounts of snow are possible late Wednesday into Thursday across a large portion of southern Ontario due a strong low pressure system.
At this point, Environment Canada is forecasting total snowfall amounts of 20 to 40 cm for most of the region, except for Northumberland County, where 15 cm or more of snow is possible along with the risk of freezing rain.
The path of the low pressure system is still uncertain, which will affect exact snowfall amounts.
In Northumberland County, the snow is expected to transition to freezing rain or rain late Wednesday night or Thursday morning. However, if the track of the low pressure system shifts farther south, precipitation will remain predominantly snow, and significantly higher amounts will be possible.
In any case, hazardous travel conditions are likely and motorists are urged to consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.
