There are a number of road closures and squalls continue to roll in off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
There are a number of road closures and squalls continue to roll in off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
AT THIS POINT, THE ROADS CLOSED THIS HOUR ARE:
Highway 9 from Kincardine to Walkerton
Highway 21 from Port Elgin to Grand Bend
Highway 26 from Owen Sound to Meaford
HIghway 26 is also closed from Stayner to Horseshoe Valley Road in Simcoe County
Grey Road 40 between Grey Rd 13 and Grey Rd 12
Grey Road 4 between 124 and Highway 10
Grey Road 124 from Singhampton to Shelburne
Grey Road 13 is closed from Grey Road 40 to heathcote
Grey Road 119 is closed from Grey Road 2 to Grey Road 19
Grey Road 7 from Meaford to Kimberly is closed.
Bruce County Road 86 from Lucknow West to Highway 21
Bruce County Road 6 from Ripley West to Highway 21
Bruce County Road 20 from Bruce County Road 1 to Bruce County road 33
Blue Mountains/Collingwood OPP are again telling people to stay off the roads unless absolutely neccessary.
They have also closed Sixth Street between Grey Road 19 and the Tenth Line in Collingwood/Blue Mountains and Poplar Side Road.
THERE ARE A FEW ROADS THAT HAVE RE-OPENED:
Bruce County Road 23 – now opened from Kincardine to County Road 20.
Grey Road 5 (8th St E, Owen Sound) from 16th Ave E to 28th Ave E
Bruce County Road 40 from Bruce County road 3 to Bruce County Road 10
Highway 21 re-opened earlier this afternoon from Owen Sound to Port Elgin but remains closed going south of Port Elgin.
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BRUCE COUNTY HIGHWAYS REPORTING…
Roads in the Walkerton, Mildmay, Teeswater area: Are Snow covered, ice packed, heavy drifted sections, and snow squalls. Visibility is reduced in squalls to poor.
Roads in the Lucknow, Ripley, Kincardine, Tiverton area: Are snow covered with slippery sections, heavy drifting, and moderate to heavy snowfall.
Roads in the Paisley, Port Elgin, Chesley, Tara area: Are very heavly drifted. Strong Northern winds, and visibility is zero at times.
Roads in the Wiarton, Southampton, Sauble Beach, Lion’s Head area: Are snow covered with heavy snowfall at present, and visibility is poor at times.
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GREY COUNTY HIGHWAYS REPORTING….
Owen Sound, Chatsworth & surrounding areas – Lightly snow covered, lightly snowing at present, drifted, visibility is fair to poor, track bare sections, center bare sections
Meaford, Thornbury & surrounding areas – Snow packed, icy, moderate to heavy drifting, snowing at present, visibility is poor to nil.
Durham, Hanover & surrounding areas – Track bare, snow covered, snow packed, icy sections, strong winds.
Dundalk, Flesherton & surrounding areas – Snow covered, snow packed, hi drifting, visibility is nil.
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MTO REPORTING….
HWY 6
TOBERMORY TO OWEN SOUND
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS. POOR VISIBILITY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING.
CHATSWORTH TO MOUNT FOREST
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED SECTIONS. POOR VISIBILITY. LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING.
HWY 6/10
OWEN SOUND TO CHATSWORTH
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS. POOR VISIBILITY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE TO HEAVY DRIFTING.
HWY 10
MARKDALE TO CHATSWORTH
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS. POOR VISIBILITY..
HWY 9
HARRISTON TO WALKERTON
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS.
LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING.
WALKERTON TO KINCARDINE
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS. POOR TO NIL VISIBILITY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE TO HEAVY DRIFTING.
HWY 21
AMBERLEY TO ELSINORE
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS. POOR TO NIL VISIBILITY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE TO HEAVY DRIFTING.
ELSINORE TO OWEN SOUND
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS. POOR VISIBILITY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING.
HWY 26
OWEN SOUND TO COLLINGWOOD
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS. POOR VISIBILITY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE TO HEAVY DRIFTING.
HWY 89
HARRISTON TO CONN
SNOW COVERED WITH PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED, SNOW PACKED, SLUSHY, ICY SECTIONS.
LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING.
