Snow forecast to fall Wednesday as snowplows work to keep up
CBC
Forecasters predict that another 25 centimetres of snow will fall in London, Ont., across the day Wednesday, doubling the amount already on the ground from an overnight dump.
City snowplow operators have been working since Tuesday when snowfall began and are having a hard time keeping up. Residential streets likely won't get plowed until Wednesday evening at the earliest, said city roads manager Joel Gillard.
"It's going to be a tough commute for people today and it's going to be a long process for our team to get things cleaned up," he said. "We have an abundance of equipment out there trying to make things passable for people."
The hazardous conditions forced Western University to cancel morning classes, and school buses within the city of London and in Middlesex County were also cancelled. Some schools north of the city were closed completely, with a full list at the bottom of this story.
"There are varied amounts of snow in different parts of the city. It's very localized with higher amounts depending on where exactly you find yourself," said Environment Canada meteorologist Steve Flisfeder.
"Right now, we have very cold air and when the temperatures are that cold it really changes how the liquid in the atmosphere changes into snow, and that alters the fluffiness of what is falling."
A snow squall warning will remain at least until early afternoon, as well as flurries throughout the day.
Temperatures will go up as the week goes on, with a chance of flurries every day until the weekend, Flisfeder said. A low-pressure system will make its way into the area on Friday evening, with more snow to add to what we get Wednesday.
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