London is digging out after a fall snowstorm dumped more than 30 cm of snow on the city. The heavy snowfall continued Sunday, with another 10 cm expected and winds reaching 50 km/h, as Environment Canada extended a snow squall warning for London and parts of Southwestern Ontario. Officials were asking drivers to stay at home while the roads are cleared. Fall storms often pack more punch than their winter counterparts, Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Seifert said. “These early season snow squalls are usually the worst because the lakes are still fairly warm,” he said. “And the warmer the water is, combined with the colder air, the worse the snow squalls are.” Environment Canada received unconfirmed reports that parts of west London such as Byron got dumped with 72 cm of snow. Many London roads were impassable Sunday as city crews worked frantically through the night to clear the main streets. “We’ve had crews running through the night. They are running now, they’ll be running through tonight,” Dave O’Brien, the city’s manager of emergency management, said Sunday. The city brought in contractors, called in additional staff and rented extra equipment to help clear the streets, O’Brien said. In neighbouring Elgin County, OPP said most of the roads and highways in the region weren’t drivable. Two have been killed in separate crashes. A 42-year-old woman died after three vehicles collided at Hyde Park and Sunningdale roads at about 4 p.m. Saturday in blinding snow, police said. A 19-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash around 8:45 a.m. Sunday on Hwy. 19 north of Tillsonburg, Oxford OPP said. The London Lightning cancelled their afternoon game against Ottawa at the Budweiser Garden. Some flights were delayed at the London International Airport. London transit is still running, though some delays are expected.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:12:09 +0000
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