Significant Weather Event Declared - February 12, 2025

UPDATE: As of February 14, 2025, the significant weather event has ended.

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The Municipality of Trent Lakes has declared a significant weather event.

What is a significant weather event?

A significant weather event is defined as an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to the users of highways within a municipality. When hazardous weather is expected, Environment Canada will issue an alert under its Public Weather Alerting Program.

Environment Canada has issued the following weather alert:

Highly impactful winter storm this evening into Thursday.

What:

Total snowfall amounts of 20 to 30 cm.

Peak snowfall rates possibly exceeding 5 cm per hour.

Poor visibility in heavy snow.

When:

Beginning this evening and ending Thursday afternoon. The heaviest snow is expected to fall tonight into Thursday morning.

Additional Information:

Snow, at times heavy, will begin this evening. Total amounts of up to 30 cm are likely. This winter storm will impact the Thursday morning commute. Snow will gradually taper off Thursday afternoon.

Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.

Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight. For information on emergency plans and kits go to getprepared.gc.ca. 

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.