Special Weather Statement Issued by Environment Canada

Special weather statement
Issued by Environment Canada at 2:27 PM EST Wednesday
23 February 2011.

Special weather statement issued for..
City of Toronto
Windsor - Essex - Chatham-Kent
Sarnia - Lambton
Elgin
London - Middlesex
Simcoe - Delhi - Norfolk
Dunnville - Caledonia - Haldimand
Oxford - Brant
Niagara
City of Hamilton
Halton - Peel
York - Durham
Huron - Perth
Waterloo - Wellington
Belleville - Quinte - Northumberland
Kingston - Prince Edward
Stirling - Tweed - South Frontenac
Brockville - Leeds and Grenville
Cornwall - Morrisburg.

..Potential for patchy freezing rain tonight and possible significant
Snow late Thursday night into Friday..

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==discussion==
An upper disturbance tracking south of the lower lakes tonight will
bring some patchy precipitation to Southwestern Ontario after
midnight reaching the west end of Lake Ontario and the Niagara region
early Thursday morning.  The precipitation will likely fall mainly in
the form of snow but there is a risk of freezing rain south of a line
from Goderich to Toronto.  Any freezing rain is expected to be brief
and transitory in nature.

The next feature to affect Southern Ontario is a low pressure system
originating from the Southwestern United States.  This storm is
expected to track south of the lower Great Lakes on Friday to reach
New England by Friday evening.  However the exact track remains
uncertain at this time.  Current projections suggest that areas near
the lower Great Lakes and the St Lawrence river could see significant
snowfall amounts, strong winds, and blowing snow beginning late
Thursday night and continuing during the day on Friday.

Environment Canada will continue to monitor this developing storm
system and will issue updated statements as more information becomes
known.  Please consult the latest public forecast for more details.