Photos: April snow hits parts of Ontario, Quebec, power outages reported
Snowfall warnings are in effect for parts of eastern Ontario and southern Quebec, with between 10-20+ cm of snow expected in some places through Thursday.
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Rain was the main story through Wednesday, with localized flooding and ponding on roads reported. Rainfall in Toronto led to a rise in water levels in the Don River.
(Erin Wenckstern/The Weather Network)
But, as temperatures dropped, snow started to move in. It had quite the impact on travel, leading to slippery roads and slower commutes.
By Thursday morning, heavy, wet snow is expected to dominate in several regions, raising the risk for dangerous road conditions and causing widespread power outages, airport delays, and road closures.
Here's a look at the system in photos.
Ontario
The snow has settled down around Millbrook now with the size of the flakes, but not before getting some shots of the incoming snow. Can't say I've ever gotten pictures like these! #onstorm @StormhunterTWN @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/gI5B5Iz8Pn
The snow has settled down around Millbrook now with the size of the flakes, but not before getting some shots of the incoming snow. Can't say I've ever gotten pictures like these! Dustin Boczek on Twitter: "The snow has settled down around Millbrook now with the size of the flakes, but not before getting some shots of the incoming snow. Can't say I've ever gotten pictures like these! #onstorm @StormhunterTWN @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/gI5B5Iz8Pn / Twitter" Dustin Boczek on Twitter: "The snow has settled down around Millbrook now with the size of the flakes, but not before getting some shots of the incoming snow. Can't say I've ever gotten pictures like these! #onstorm @StormhunterTWN @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/gI5B5Iz8Pn / Twitter" Dustin Boczek on Twitter: "The snow has settled down around Millbrook now with the size of the flakes, but not before getting some shots of the incoming snow. Can't say I've ever gotten pictures like these! #onstorm @StormhunterTWN @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/gI5B5Iz8Pn / Twitter" Dustin Boczek on Twitter: "The snow has settled down around Millbrook now with the size of the flakes, but not before getting some shots of the incoming snow. Can't say I've ever gotten pictures like these! #onstorm @StormhunterTWN @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/gI5B5Iz8Pn / Twitter"
@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR
Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter" Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter" Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter" Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter" Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter" And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter" Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter" Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter"
— Sharon's Shotz (@Sharons_Shotz) Sharon's Shotz on Twitter: "@NorthFrontenac @Onstormtracker @weathernetwork @MurphTWN @ckws_weather And so the snow has started here in Plevna Ontario. Shot off the back deck. #notai #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ZYgpaz6vJR / Twitter"
Rain switched over to wet snow in Orillia a short time ago. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/uDY6FdWbZ8
Rain switched over to wet snow in Orillia a short time ago. Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Rain switched over to wet snow in Orillia a short time ago. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/uDY6FdWbZ8 / Twitter" Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Rain switched over to wet snow in Orillia a short time ago. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/uDY6FdWbZ8 / Twitter" Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Rain switched over to wet snow in Orillia a short time ago. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/uDY6FdWbZ8 / Twitter"
— Nathan Howes TWN (@HowesNathan) Nathan Howes TWN on Twitter: "Rain switched over to wet snow in Orillia a short time ago. #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/uDY6FdWbZ8 / Twitter"
The ❄️ has arrived. Everything is already blanketed in white. 😡 8:15pm in Kemptville #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/OWkrjtVm9T
The ❄️ has arrived. Everything is already blanketed in white. 😡 8:15pm in Kemptville Tom Smetana 🇨🇦 🌪 on Twitter: "The ❄️ has arrived. Everything is already blanketed in white. 😡 8:15pm in Kemptville #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/OWkrjtVm9T / Twitter" Tom Smetana 🇨🇦 🌪 on Twitter: "The ❄️ has arrived. Everything is already blanketed in white. 😡 8:15pm in Kemptville #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/OWkrjtVm9T / Twitter" Tom Smetana 🇨🇦 🌪 on Twitter: "The ❄️ has arrived. Everything is already blanketed in white. 😡 8:15pm in Kemptville #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/OWkrjtVm9T / Twitter"
— Tom Smetana 🇨🇦 🌪 (@twstdbro) Tom Smetana 🇨🇦 🌪 on Twitter: "The ❄️ has arrived. Everything is already blanketed in white. 😡 8:15pm in Kemptville #ONstorm #ONwx pic.twitter.com/OWkrjtVm9T / Twitter"
April 4th, 2024 📍 Ottawa, Canada.I just wanted to take a morning walk to get an iced coffee with my toes out at 7 am.... #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/zTx981Awzw
April 4th, 2024 📍 Ottawa, Canada.
I just wanted to take a morning walk to get an iced coffee with my toes out at 7 am…. Brina on Twitter: "April 4th, 2024 📍 Ottawa, Canada.I just wanted to take a morning walk to get an iced coffee with my toes out at 7 am.... #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/zTx981Awzw / Twitter" Brina on Twitter: "April 4th, 2024 📍 Ottawa, Canada.I just wanted to take a morning walk to get an iced coffee with my toes out at 7 am.... #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/zTx981Awzw / Twitter"— Brina (@BrinaBlessed) Brina on Twitter: "April 4th, 2024 📍 Ottawa, Canada.I just wanted to take a morning walk to get an iced coffee with my toes out at 7 am.... #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/zTx981Awzw / Twitter"
Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. #ONStorm #Onwx @IWeatherON @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IDqXlcYIQ5
Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. Kirk MacDonald on Twitter: "Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. #ONStorm #Onwx @IWeatherON @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IDqXlcYIQ5 / Twitter" Kirk MacDonald on Twitter: "Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. #ONStorm #Onwx @IWeatherON @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IDqXlcYIQ5 / Twitter" Kirk MacDonald on Twitter: "Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. #ONStorm #Onwx @IWeatherON @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IDqXlcYIQ5 / Twitter" Kirk MacDonald on Twitter: "Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. #ONStorm #Onwx @IWeatherON @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IDqXlcYIQ5 / Twitter" Kirk MacDonald on Twitter: "Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. #ONStorm #Onwx @IWeatherON @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IDqXlcYIQ5 / Twitter"
— Kirk MacDonald (@KirkMacDonald5) Kirk MacDonald on Twitter: "Winter wonderland morning commute. At least 10cm more snow in Grand Valley than Fergus just 25km away. #ONStorm #Onwx @IWeatherON @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IDqXlcYIQ5 / Twitter"
"April showers bring May flowers, but sometimes they also bring April snow showers,"❄️ #ONStorm #thursdayvibes #snow pic.twitter.com/RyqLLecJvJ
"April showers bring
May flowers,
but sometimes they also bring
April snow showers,"❄️ Mandy Simard on Twitter: ""April showers bring May flowers, but sometimes they also bring April snow showers,"❄️ #ONStorm #thursdayvibes #snow pic.twitter.com/RyqLLecJvJ / Twitter" Mandy Simard on Twitter: ""April showers bring May flowers, but sometimes they also bring April snow showers,"❄️ #ONStorm #thursdayvibes #snow pic.twitter.com/RyqLLecJvJ / Twitter" Mandy Simard on Twitter: ""April showers bring May flowers, but sometimes they also bring April snow showers,"❄️ #ONStorm #thursdayvibes #snow pic.twitter.com/RyqLLecJvJ / Twitter" Mandy Simard on Twitter: ""April showers bring May flowers, but sometimes they also bring April snow showers,"❄️ #ONStorm #thursdayvibes #snow pic.twitter.com/RyqLLecJvJ / Twitter"— Mandy Simard (@MandyLSimard) Mandy Simard on Twitter: ""April showers bring May flowers, but sometimes they also bring April snow showers,"❄️ #ONStorm #thursdayvibes #snow pic.twitter.com/RyqLLecJvJ / Twitter"
Quebec
Life in Montreal in april ❄️ pic.twitter.com/eaYWXHv2RI
Life in Montreal in april ❄️ Marving on Twitter: "Life in Montreal in april ❄️ pic.twitter.com/eaYWXHv2RI / Twitter"
— Marving (@marving_with_g) Marving on Twitter: "Life in Montreal in april ❄️ pic.twitter.com/eaYWXHv2RI / Twitter"
Snow continues to fall at a decent rate here on Île Perrot, with 15cm (6 inches) down. This will become the second biggest storm of the season after the 35cm on December 3-4. #qcstorm pic.twitter.com/D6L5JhHLKl
Snow continues to fall at a decent rate here on Île Perrot, with 15cm (6 inches) down. This will become the second biggest storm of the season after the 35cm on December 3-4. Valley Weather on Twitter: "Snow continues to fall at a decent rate here on Île Perrot, with 15cm (6 inches) down. This will become the second biggest storm of the season after the 35cm on December 3-4. #qcstorm pic.twitter.com/D6L5JhHLKl / Twitter" Valley Weather on Twitter: "Snow continues to fall at a decent rate here on Île Perrot, with 15cm (6 inches) down. This will become the second biggest storm of the season after the 35cm on December 3-4. #qcstorm pic.twitter.com/D6L5JhHLKl / Twitter"
— Valley Weather (@valleyweather2) Valley Weather on Twitter: "Snow continues to fall at a decent rate here on Île Perrot, with 15cm (6 inches) down. This will become the second biggest storm of the season after the 35cm on December 3-4. #qcstorm pic.twitter.com/D6L5JhHLKl / Twitter"
The same Montreal alley 12 hours apart #qcstorm #meteo #mtl pic.twitter.com/oiahKFY1WQ
The same Montreal alley 12 hours apart Jaela Bernstien on Twitter: "The same Montreal alley 12 hours apart #qcstorm #meteo #mtl pic.twitter.com/oiahKFY1WQ / Twitter" Jaela Bernstien on Twitter: "The same Montreal alley 12 hours apart #qcstorm #meteo #mtl pic.twitter.com/oiahKFY1WQ / Twitter" Jaela Bernstien on Twitter: "The same Montreal alley 12 hours apart #qcstorm #meteo #mtl pic.twitter.com/oiahKFY1WQ / Twitter" Jaela Bernstien on Twitter: "The same Montreal alley 12 hours apart #qcstorm #meteo #mtl pic.twitter.com/oiahKFY1WQ / Twitter"
— Jaela Bernstien (@jbernstien) Jaela Bernstien on Twitter: "The same Montreal alley 12 hours apart #qcstorm #meteo #mtl pic.twitter.com/oiahKFY1WQ / Twitter"
Lower Laurentians this morning! #QCstorm #onstorm pic.twitter.com/DhypXxDkSR
Lower Laurentians this morning! Brigitte on Twitter: "Lower Laurentians this morning! #QCstorm #onstorm pic.twitter.com/DhypXxDkSR / Twitter" Brigitte on Twitter: "Lower Laurentians this morning! #QCstorm #onstorm pic.twitter.com/DhypXxDkSR / Twitter" Brigitte on Twitter: "Lower Laurentians this morning! #QCstorm #onstorm pic.twitter.com/DhypXxDkSR / Twitter"
— Brigitte (@x_brigitte_x) Brigitte on Twitter: "Lower Laurentians this morning! #QCstorm #onstorm pic.twitter.com/DhypXxDkSR / Twitter"
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